Christmas 'spirits' rush hits Bureau of Engraving and Printing. Washington, D.C., Nov. 8. In anticipation of an unusual Christmas 'spirits' rush, the U.S. Bureau of Engraving and Printing is now turning out 9,870,000 liquor stamps every day. Miss Florence Benland, Bureau employee, is pictured with t
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"Christmas 'spirits' rush hits Bureau of Engraving and Printing. Washington, D.C., Nov. 8. In anticipation of an unusual Christmas 'spirits' rush, the U.S. Bureau of Engraving and Printing is now turning out 9,870,000 liquor stamps every day. Miss Florence Benland, Bureau employee, is pictured with t" (1939). Harris & Ewing. Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, via Wikimedia Commons. Public domain. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Christmas_%27spirits%27_rush_hits_Bureau_of_Engraving_and_Printing._Washington,_D.C.,_Nov._8._In_anticipation_of_an_unusual_Christmas_%27spirits%27_rush,_the_U.S._Bureau_of_Engraving_and_Printing_is_LCCN2016876575.jpgNeed photos for a whole script? Add Find Any Photo to Claude and ask for this one by its id: 275401.
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