New Chief of Insular Affairs. Washington, D.C., May 24. Brig. Gen. Charles Burnett pictured at his desk in War Department today following his induction as Chief of the Bureau of Insular Affairs. He succeeds Brig. Gen. Creed F. Cox, 5/24/37
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"New Chief of Insular Affairs. Washington, D.C., May 24. Brig. Gen. Charles Burnett pictured at his desk in War Department today following his induction as Chief of the Bureau of Insular Affairs. He succeeds Brig. Gen. Creed F. Cox, 5/24/37" (1937). Harris & Ewing. Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, via Wikimedia Commons. Public domain. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:New_Chief_of_Insular_Affairs._Washington,_D.C.,_May_24._Brig._Gen._Charles_Burnett_pictured_at_his_desk_in_War_Department_today_following_his_induction_as_Chief_of_the_Bureau_of_Insular_LCCN2016871734.jpgNeed photos for a whole script? Add Find Any Photo to Claude and ask for this one by its id: 290318.
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