Senators in jovial mood as they arrive for opening session of new Congress. Washington, D.C., Jan. 3. Senate Majority Leader Alben W. Barkley, left, and Senator Alexander Wiley, Republican of Wisconsin, seemed happy that the new session of Congress would convene today as they rode the Senate subway
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"Senators in jovial mood as they arrive for opening session of new Congress. Washington, D.C., Jan. 3. Senate Majority Leader Alben W. Barkley, left, and Senator Alexander Wiley, Republican of Wisconsin, seemed happy that the new session of Congress would convene today as they rode the Senate subway" (1940). Harris & Ewing. Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, via Wikimedia Commons. Public domain. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Senators_in_jovial_mood_as_they_arrive_for_opening_session_of_new_Congress._Washington,_D.C.,_Jan._3._Senate_Majority_Leader_Alben_W._Barkley,_left,_and_Senator_Alexander_Wiley,_Republican_LCCN2016876840.jpgNeed photos for a whole script? Add Find Any Photo to Claude and ask for this one by its id: 296041.
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