Holds House Committee in contempt. Washington, D.C. Jan. 16. The Presidential candidate Lemke and his backer Dr. Townsend are shown as they conferred about the new Townsend Plan now to be called the 'General Welfare Bill'. Dr. Townsend who goes to court on Feb. 8 for contempt charges against him sai
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"Holds House Committee in contempt. Washington, D.C. Jan. 16. The Presidential candidate Lemke and his backer Dr. Townsend are shown as they conferred about the new Townsend Plan now to be called the 'General Welfare Bill'. Dr. Townsend who goes to court on Feb. 8 for contempt charges against him sai" (1937). Harris & Ewing. Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, via Wikimedia Commons. Public domain. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Holds_House_Committee_in_contempt._Washington,_D.C._Jan._16._The_Presidential_candidate_Lemke_and_his_backer_Dr._Townsend_are_shown_as_they_conferred_about_the_new_Townsend_Plan_now_to_be_LCCN2016871144.jpgNeed photos for a whole script? Add Find Any Photo to Claude and ask for this one by its id: 283063.
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