Famous handshaker in new role. Washington, D.C., Sept. 9. After greeting precallers at the White House executive office last 36 years, Lieut. Ernest M. Lar. has retired and accepted a post in charge. deposit vaults for a local bank. 'Larry' has probably greeted more famous people than any o
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"Famous handshaker in new role. Washington, D.C., Sept. 9. After greeting precallers at the White House executive office last 36 years, Lieut. Ernest M. Lar. has retired and accepted a post in charge. deposit vaults for a local bank. 'Larry' has probably greeted more famous people than any o" (1937). Harris & Ewing. Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, via Wikimedia Commons. Public domain. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Famous_handshaker_in_new_role._Washington,_D.C.,_Sept._9._After_greeting_precallers_at_the_White_House_executive_office_last_36_years,_Lieut._Ernest_M._Lar(...)_has_retired_and_accepted_a_LCCN2016878108.jpgNeed photos for a whole script? Add Find Any Photo to Claude and ask for this one by its id: 278796.
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