Responsible for Uncle Sam's stamp collection. Washington, D.C., March 16. As Head of the State Exhibition Room of the U.S. Post Office Department, Miss Alice Caruthers is responsible for over half-million dollars of stamps on display for the public. Stamps of every denomination from the first issue
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"Responsible for Uncle Sam's stamp collection. Washington, D.C., March 16. As Head of the State Exhibition Room of the U.S. Post Office Department, Miss Alice Caruthers is responsible for over half-million dollars of stamps on display for the public. Stamps of every denomination from the first issue" (1938). Harris & Ewing. Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, via Wikimedia Commons. Public domain. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Responsible_for_Uncle_Sam%27s_stamp_collection._Washington,_D.C.,_March_16._As_Head_of_the_State_Exhibition_Room_of_the_U.S._Post_Office_Department,_Miss_Alice_Caruthers_is_responsible_for_LCCN2016873210.jpgNeed photos for a whole script? Add Find Any Photo to Claude and ask for this one by its id: 294358.
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