Philippine President gets autograph. Washington, D.C., Mar. 2. The President of the Philippines, Manuel Queson, today was a guest of Speaker of the House, William Bankhead, of Ala. The Speaker is shown autographing one of the gavels he had used, while the President of the Philippines watches the sig
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"Philippine President gets autograph. Washington, D.C., Mar. 2. The President of the Philippines, Manuel Queson, today was a guest of Speaker of the House, William Bankhead, of Ala. The Speaker is shown autographing one of the gavels he had used, while the President of the Philippines watches the sig" (1937). Harris & Ewing. Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, via Wikimedia Commons. Public domain. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Philippine_President_gets_autograph._Washington,_D.C.,_Mar._2._The_President_of_the_Philippines,_Manuel_Queson,_today_was_a_guest_of_Speaker_of_the_House,_William_Bankhead,_of_Ala._The_LCCN2016871264.jpgNeed photos for a whole script? Add Find Any Photo to Claude and ask for this one by its id: 292568.
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