John McBee, doorkeeper Landon's office in Capitol. He is 85 years old, veteran of Indian wars, walked to Kansas from Kentucky in 1859, saw the Capitol building constructed in 1868 and went to work in Capitol 21 years ago
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- 1936
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- Harris & Ewing
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- Library of Congress (via Wikimedia Commons)
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- photograph
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- 10,008 × 7,752 pixels
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"John McBee, doorkeeper Landon's office in Capitol. He is 85 years old, veteran of Indian wars, walked to Kansas from Kentucky in 1859, saw the Capitol building constructed in 1868 and went to work in Capitol 21 years ago" (1936). Harris & Ewing. Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, via Wikimedia Commons. Public domain. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:John_McBee,_doorkeeper_Landon%27s_office_in_Capitol._He_is_85_years_old,_veteran_of_Indian_wars,_walked_to_Kansas_from_Kentucky_in_1859,_saw_the_Capitol_building_constructed_in_1868_and_went_LCCN2016887787.jpgNeed photos for a whole script? Add Find Any Photo to Claude and ask for this one by its id: 284935.
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