Mail service in Capitol. Free to Congressmen, no. 8. Not only is mail handled free, but it is delivered to the offices of congressmen by messengers. Some congressmen provide the messenger with Christmas tips or gifts, but there is no charge for the service
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- 1939
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- Harris & Ewing
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- Library of Congress (via Wikimedia Commons)
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"Mail service in Capitol. Free to Congressmen, no. 8. Not only is mail handled free, but it is delivered to the offices of congressmen by messengers. Some congressmen provide the messenger with Christmas tips or gifts, but there is no charge for the service" (1939). Harris & Ewing. Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, via Wikimedia Commons. Public domain. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mail_service_in_Capitol._Free_to_Congressmen,_no._8._Not_only_is_mail_handled_free,_but_it_is_delivered_to_the_offices_of_congressmen_by_messengers._Some_congressmen_provide_the_messenger_LCCN2016874923.jpgNeed photos for a whole script? Add Find Any Photo to Claude and ask for this one by its id: 287142.
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