Chief of "Uncle Sam's police force." Washington, D.C., Sept. 8. World War Veteran and for 15 years in the Government Guard service, Elmer Clint Duncan has been named inspector of all the guards who watch over the federal buildings in the Capital. He will be in charge of disciplining the service's 80
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"Chief of "Uncle Sam's police force." Washington, D.C., Sept. 8. World War Veteran and for 15 years in the Government Guard service, Elmer Clint Duncan has been named inspector of all the guards who watch over the federal buildings in the Capital. He will be in charge of disciplining the service's 80" (1937). Harris & Ewing. Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, via Wikimedia Commons. Public domain. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Chief_of_%22Uncle_Sam%27s_police_force.%22_Washington,_D.C.,_Sept._8._World_War_Veteran_and_for_15_years_in_the_Government_Guard_service,_Elmber_Clint_Duncan_has_been_named_inspector_of_all_the_LCCN2016872307.jpgNeed photos for a whole script? Add Find Any Photo to Claude and ask for this one by its id: 275243.
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