Senate chamber renovated. Washington, D.C., Sept. 28. While the Solons are back home repairing their political fences, workmen are busy doing a face-lifting job on the Senate Chamber. The historic chamber will be completely painted and renovated before the next session of Congress, 9/28/37
4 x 5 in. or smaller
- Date
- 1937
- Collection
- Harris & Ewing
- Archive
- Library of Congress (via Wikimedia Commons)
- Type
- photograph
- Original size
- 10,004 × 7,926 pixels
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"Senate chamber renovated. Washington, D.C., Sept. 28. While the Solons are back home repairing their political fences, workmen are busy doing a face-lifting job on the Senate Chamber. The historic chamber will be completely painted and renovated before the next session of Congress, 9/28/37" (1937). Harris & Ewing. Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, via Wikimedia Commons. Public domain. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Senate_chamber_renovated._Washington,_D.C.,_Sept._28._While_the_Solons_are_back_home_repairing_their_political_fences,_workmen_are_busy_doing_a_face-lifting_job_on_the_Senate_Chamber._The_LCCN2016872395.jpgNeed photos for a whole script? Add Find Any Photo to Claude and ask for this one by its id: 295798.
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