Magna Carta deposited in Congressional Library for duration of war. Washington, D.C., Nov. 28. The most cherished existing copy of the Magna Carta was today deposited in the Congressional Library here for the duration of the war by British Ambassador Lord Lothian. Librarian Archibald MacLeish, left
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"Magna Carta deposited in Congressional Library for duration of war. Washington, D.C., Nov. 28. The most cherished existing copy of the Magna Carta was today deposited in the Congressional Library here for the duration of the war by British Ambassador Lord Lothian. Librarian Archibald MacLeish, left" (1939). Harris & Ewing. Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, via Wikimedia Commons. Public domain. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Magna_Carta_deposited_in_Congressional_Library_for_duration_of_war._Washington,_D.C.,_Nov._28._The_most_cherished_existing_copy_of_the_Magna_Carta_was_today_deposited_in_the_Congressional_LCCN2016876672.jpgNeed photos for a whole script? Add Find Any Photo to Claude and ask for this one by its id: 287113.
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