House convenes for special session. Washington, D.C., Nov. 15. Scene in the House chamber today as Rev. James Shera Montgomery, chaplain of the House, delivered the prayer to open the special session called by President Roosevelt, 11/15/37
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- Date
- 1937
- Collection
- Harris & Ewing
- Archive
- Library of Congress (via Wikimedia Commons)
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- photograph
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- 10,064 × 8,096 pixels
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"House convenes for special session. Washington, D.C., Nov. 15. Scene in the House chamber today as Rev. James Shera Montgomery, chaplain of the House, delivered the prayer to open the special session called by President Roosevelt, 11/15/37" (1937). Harris & Ewing. Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, via Wikimedia Commons. Public domain. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:House_convenes_for_special_session._Washington,_D.C.,_Nov._15._Scene_in_the_House_chamber_today_as_Rev._James_Shera_Montgomery,_chaplain_of_the_House,_delivered_the_prayer_to_open_the_LCCN2016877913.jpgNeed photos for a whole script? Add Find Any Photo to Claude and ask for this one by its id: 283529.
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