First girl page in National House of Representatives. Washington, D.C., Jan. 3. For the first time in history, a girl has been appointed a page in the House of Representatives. She is 13-year-old Gene Cox, daughter of Rep. and Mrs. E.E. Cox of Georgia. She was appointed by and will serve her father
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- 1939-01-03
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- Harris & Ewing
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- Library of Congress (via Wikimedia Commons)
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"First girl page in National House of Representatives. Washington, D.C., Jan. 3. For the first time in history, a girl has been appointed a page in the House of Representatives. She is 13-year-old Gene Cox, daughter of Rep. and Mrs. E.E. Cox of Georgia. She was appointed by and will serve her father" (1939-01-03). Harris & Ewing. Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, via Wikimedia Commons. Public domain. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:First_girl_page_in_National_House_of_Representatives._Washington,_D.C.,_Jan._3._For_the_first_time_in_history,_a_girl_has_been_appointed_a_page_in_the_House_of_Representatives._She_is_LCCN2016874674.jpgNeed photos for a whole script? Add Find Any Photo to Claude and ask for this one by its id: 279102.
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