Ready for action. Washington, D.C., Dec. 30. With his favorite gavel primed for calling the 75th Senate session to order, Vice President Jon N. Garner posed for cameramen today at his usual spot on the Senate rostrum. The Vice President appears the picture of health after a long vacation at his home
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- 1936
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"Ready for action. Washington, D.C., Dec. 30. With his favorite gavel primed for calling the 75th Senate session to order, Vice President Jon N. Garner posed for cameramen today at his usual spot on the Senate rostrum. The Vice President appears the picture of health after a long vacation at his home" (1936). Harris & Ewing. Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, via Wikimedia Commons. Public domain. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ready_for_action._Washington,_D.C.,_Dec._30._With_his_favorite_gavel_primed_for_calling_the_75th_Senate_session_to_order,_Vice_President_Jon_N._Garner_posed_for_cameramen_today_at_his_usual_LCCN2016871042.jpgNeed photos for a whole script? Add Find Any Photo to Claude and ask for this one by its id: 293856.
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