Parking meters for the Nation's Capitol. Washington, D.C., Nov. 14. Commissioner Melvin Hazen and William Van Duzer, putting the first nickel in the parking meters ordered by Congress for a test in Washington. Parking will be at the rate of five cents an hour, with no extensions for more nickels, 11
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"Parking meters for the Nation's Capitol. Washington, D.C., Nov. 14. Commissioner Melvin Hazen and William Van Duzer, putting the first nickel in the parking meters ordered by Congress for a test in Washington. Parking will be at the rate of five cents an hour, with no extensions for more nickels, 11" (1938). Harris & Ewing. Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, via Wikimedia Commons. Public domain. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Parking_meters_for_the_Nation%27s_Capitol._Washington,_D.C.,_Nov._14._Commissioner_Melvin_Hazen_and_William_Van_Duzer,_putting_the_first_nickel_in_the_parking_meters_ordered_by_Congress_for_a_LCCN2016874343.jpgNeed photos for a whole script? Add Find Any Photo to Claude and ask for this one by its id: 292161.
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