Old Rail telegraphers now members of Congress. Washington, D.C., Jan. 9. Not so many years ago these two gents were both "pounding brass" on the Burlington. Now they are both members of Congress but still carry union cards in the Order of Railroad Telegaphers. Senator Ed Johnson, (left) new Democrat
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"Old Rail telegraphers now members of Congress. Washington, D.C., Jan. 9. Not so many years ago these two gents were both "pounding brass" on the Burlington. Now they are both members of Congress but still carry union cards in the Order of Railroad Telegaphers. Senator Ed Johnson, (left) new Democrat" (1937). Harris & Ewing. Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, via Wikimedia Commons. Public domain. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Old_Rail_telegraphers_now_members_of_Congress._Washington,_D.C.,_Jan._9._Not_so_many_years_ago_these_two_gents_were_both_%22pounding_brass%22_on_the_Burlington._Now_they_are_both_members_of_LCCN2016871103.jpgNeed photos for a whole script? Add Find Any Photo to Claude and ask for this one by its id: 291649.
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