Public views Magna Carta after deposited in Congressional Library. Washington, D.C., Nov. 28. Shortly after the historical Magna Carta was placed in the Congressional Library for safekeeping by British Ambassador Lord Lothian today the public was allowed to view it under the watchful eyes of library
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"Public views Magna Carta after deposited in Congressional Library. Washington, D.C., Nov. 28. Shortly after the historical Magna Carta was placed in the Congressional Library for safekeeping by British Ambassador Lord Lothian today the public was allowed to view it under the watchful eyes of library" (1939). Harris & Ewing. Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, via Wikimedia Commons. Public domain. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Public_views_Magna_Carta_after_deposited_in_Congressional_Library._Washington,_D.C.,_Nov._28._Shortly_after_the_historical_Magna_Carta_was_placed_in_the_Congressional_Library_for_safekeeping_LCCN2016876673.jpgNeed photos for a whole script? Add Find Any Photo to Claude and ask for this one by its id: 293586.
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