Snuff snuff. Washington, D.C. Jan. 2. One of the Capitol pages of the Senate is shown filling the snuff boxes that are in the Senate Chamber which have been there for years and from tradition are always filled at the opening of Congress. These snuff boxes are in the niches around the Senate chamber
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- 1937
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- Harris & Ewing
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"Snuff snuff. Washington, D.C. Jan. 2. One of the Capitol pages of the Senate is shown filling the snuff boxes that are in the Senate Chamber which have been there for years and from tradition are always filled at the opening of Congress. These snuff boxes are in the niches around the Senate chamber" (1937). Harris & Ewing. Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, via Wikimedia Commons. Public domain. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Snuff_snuff._Washington,_D.C._Jan._2._One_of_the_Capitol_pages_of_the_Senate_is_shown_filling_the_snuff_boxes_that_are_in_the_Senate_Chamber_which_have_been_there_for_years_and_from_LCCN2016871057.jpgNeed photos for a whole script? Add Find Any Photo to Claude and ask for this one by its id: 296586.
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