Civil War Veterans active as House doorkeepers. Washington, D.C. May 28. William H. Young, 95, and Col. John T. Ryan, 90, doorkeepers in the House Gallery in the Capitol, are eagerly looking forward to Memorial Day when they will take part in excercises at Arlington National Cemetery in honor of the
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"Civil War Veterans active as House doorkeepers. Washington, D.C. May 28. William H. Young, 95, and Col. John T. Ryan, 90, doorkeepers in the House Gallery in the Capitol, are eagerly looking forward to Memorial Day when they will take part in excercises at Arlington National Cemetery in honor of the" (1937). Harris & Ewing. Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, via Wikimedia Commons. Public domain. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Civil_War_Veterans_active_as_House_doorkeepers._Washington,_D.C._May_28._William_H._Young,_95,_and_Col._John_T._Ryan,_90,_doorkeepers_in_the_House_Gallery_in_the_Capitol,_are_eagerly_looking_LCCN2016871757.jpgNeed photos for a whole script? Add Find Any Photo to Claude and ask for this one by its id: 275473.
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