New gavel for Speaker as House nears adjournment. Washington, D.C., June 15. A gavel of ebony and birchwood made by the great grandson of David Crockett, Texas pioneer, was presented to the Speaker of the House William B. Bankhead today by two of the Lone State representatives, Rep. Albert Thomas, (
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"New gavel for Speaker as House nears adjournment. Washington, D.C., June 15. A gavel of ebony and birchwood made by the great grandson of David Crockett, Texas pioneer, was presented to the Speaker of the House William B. Bankhead today by two of the Lone State representatives, Rep. Albert Thomas, (" (1938). Harris & Ewing. Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, via Wikimedia Commons. Public domain. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:New_gavel_for_Speaker_as_House_nears_adjournment._Washington,_D.C.,_June_15._A_gavel_of_ebony_and_birchwood_made_by_the_great_grandson_of_David_Crockett,_Texas_pioneer,_was_presented_to_the_LCCN2016873701.jpgNeed photos for a whole script? Add Find Any Photo to Claude and ask for this one by its id: 290371.
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