Sen. Wheeler greets new RR empire owners. Washington, D.C., May 6. Senator Burton K. Wheeler of Mont. Chairman of the Railway Finance Committee of the Senate is shown greeting the new owners of the Van Sweringen Railroad Empire before the hearing started today at the above Committee. Left to right
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"Sen. Wheeler greets new RR empire owners. Washington, D.C., May 6. Senator Burton K. Wheeler of Mont. Chairman of the Railway Finance Committee of the Senate is shown greeting the new owners of the Van Sweringen Railroad Empire before the hearing started today at the above Committee. Left to right" (1937). Harris & Ewing. Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, via Wikimedia Commons. Public domain. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sen._Wheeler_greets_new_RR_empire_owners._Washington,_D.C.,_May_6._Senator_Burton_K._Wheeler_of_Mont._Chairman_of_the_Railway_Finance_Committee_of_the_Senate_is_shown_greeting_the_new_owners_LCCN2016871640.jpgNeed photos for a whole script? Add Find Any Photo to Claude and ask for this one by its id: 295771.
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