Ready for the gun. Washington, D.C. April 2. Clear weather and a fast track prevailed today as the first annual waitresses derby got under way in the capital. There was no age or weight limit for the starters who carried cocktail setups instead of the usual heavy dinner ware.
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- 1937
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- Harris & Ewing
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"Ready for the gun. Washington, D.C. April 2. Clear weather and a fast track prevailed today as the first annual waitresses derby got under way in the capital. There was no age or weight limit for the starters who carried cocktail setups instead of the usual heavy dinner ware." (1937). Harris & Ewing. Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, via Wikimedia Commons. Public domain. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ready_for_the_gun._Washington,_D.C._April_2._Clear_weather_and_a_fast_track_prevailed_today_as_the_first_annual_waitresses_derby_got_under_way_in_the_capital._There_was_no_age_or_weight_LCCN2016871469.jpgNeed photos for a whole script? Add Find Any Photo to Claude and ask for this one by its id: 293857.
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