Speaker Bankhead bids goodbye to colleagues and pages as 75th congress adjourns. Washington, D.C., June 16. The house floor was a bedlam as Speaker Bankhead (center) endeavored to shake the hands of all of his colleagues and the page boys when the 75th congress adjourned, 6/16/38
4 x 5 in. or smaller
- Date
- 1938
- Collection
- Harris & Ewing
- Archive
- Library of Congress (via Wikimedia Commons)
- Type
- photograph
- Original size
- 9,987 × 8,027 pixels
Public domainsafest
Reason: Harris & Ewing collection, given to the Library of Congress without copyright restrictions.
Read from: Commons licence category: PD-Harris-Ewing; no CC BY, CC BY-SA, GFDL or deletion tag on the file page; permission field: No known restrictions on publication. For more information, see Harris & Ewing Photographs - Rights and Restrictions Inf.
Credit line
"Speaker Bankhead bids goodbye to colleagues and pages as 75th congress adjourns. Washington, D.C., June 16. The house floor was a bedlam as Speaker Bankhead (center) endeavored to shake the hands of all of his colleagues and the page boys when the 75th congress adjourned, 6/16/38" (1938). Harris & Ewing. Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, via Wikimedia Commons. Public domain. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Speaker_Bankhead_bids_goodbye_to_colleagues_and_pages_as_75th_congress_adjourns._Washington,_D.C.,_June_16._The_house_floor_was_a_bedlam_as_Speaker_Bankhead_(center)_endeavored_to_shake_the_LCCN2016873713.jpgNeed photos for a whole script? Add Find Any Photo to Claude and ask for this one by its id: 296687.
More like this

Speaker bids goodbye to members. Washington D.C. Aug 21. Speaker of the House bankhead bids goodbye to fellow members of Congress as the first sessions of the 75th Congress adjourned tonight, 8/21/37
1937 · Library of Congress

House adjourns after passing revised neutrality bill. Washington, D.C., Nov. 3. Surrounded by page boys, Speaker of the House William B. Bankhead waves goodbye to House members as the House adjourned sine die after passing administration's Neutrality Bill repealing the arms embargo
1939 · Library of Congress

Speaker joins pages in celebrating. Washington D.C. Aug 21. Speaker Bankhead (center) joins the hilarious pages in celebrating the adjournment of the 75th Congress tonight, 8/21/37
1937 · Library of Congress

Speaker prepares for homeward journey. Washington D.C. Aug 21. Content with a job well done, Speaker of the House Bankhead clears his desk preparatory to taking a train to his Alabama home as the 75th Congress adjourned today, 8/21/37
1937 · Library of Congress

Special session convenes. Washington, D.C., Nov. 15. Immediately after the gavel fell and prayer was offered opening the special session in the House Speaker William B. Bankhead administered the oath to the new members, 11/15/37
1937 · Library of Congress

Somoza welcomed to House of Representatives. Washington, D.C., May 8. Speaker of the House William B. Bankhead as he welcomed Nicaraguan President Anastasia Somoza to the chamber where he made a brief speech today as part of his tour of the Capitol
1939 · Library of Congress

Speaker of House holds first press conference. Washington, D.C., Dec. 22. Speaker of the House William B. Bankhead today held his first press conference since returning to the Capitol for the opening of Congress on January 3, 12/22/38
1938 · Library of Congress

House Speaker greets Governor General of Canada. Washington, D.C. April 1. Lord Tweedsmuir, Governor General of Canada, was extendd a cordial welcome by Speaker Bankhead when he visited the House of Representatives today, 4/1/37
1937 · Library of Congress