Old swears in the new. Washington, D.C., Aug. 9. C.E. Maceachran, (right) retiring Chief Clerk of the State Department, administering the oath of office to his successor, Edward Yardley. Yardley was formerly an attorney in the American Agency of the General Claims Commission. The post of Chief Clerk
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"Old swears in the new. Washington, D.C., Aug. 9. C.E. Maceachran, (right) retiring Chief Clerk of the State Department, administering the oath of office to his successor, Edward Yardley. Yardley was formerly an attorney in the American Agency of the General Claims Commission. The post of Chief Clerk" (1937). Harris & Ewing. Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, via Wikimedia Commons. Public domain. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Old_swears_in_the_new._Washington,_D.C.,_Aug._9._C.E._Maceachran,_(right)_retiring_Chief_Clerk_of_the_State_Department,_administering_the_oath_of_office_to_his_successor,_Edward_Yardley._LCCN2016872150.jpgNeed photos for a whole script? Add Find Any Photo to Claude and ask for this one by its id: 291651.
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