Mrs. Harriman does burn fences behind her. Washington, D.C. May 27. In leaving for her new post as American Minister to Norway, Mrs J. Borden Harriman is not burning but leaving her fences behind her. The last time Mrs. Harriman was away from her Capitol home for any length of time she found a load
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"Mrs. Harriman does burn fences behind her. Washington, D.C. May 27. In leaving for her new post as American Minister to Norway, Mrs J. Borden Harriman is not burning but leaving her fences behind her. The last time Mrs. Harriman was away from her Capitol home for any length of time she found a load" (1937). Harris & Ewing. Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, via Wikimedia Commons. Public domain. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mrs._Harriman_does_burn_fences_behind_her._Washington,_D.C._May_27._In_leaving_for_her_new_post_as_American_Minister_to_Norway,_Mrs_J._Borden_Harriman_is_not_burning_but_leaving_her_fences_LCCN2016871756.jpgNeed photos for a whole script? Add Find Any Photo to Claude and ask for this one by its id: 289394.
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