Speaker turns over mace to custodian as house adjourns. Washington, D.C., Nov. 3. Speaker Bankhead turns over the mace to its custodian, Warren G. Hatcher, as the House adjourned tonight after passing the Neutrality Bill repealing the arms embargo
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- 1939
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"Speaker turns over mace to custodian as house adjourns. Washington, D.C., Nov. 3. Speaker Bankhead turns over the mace to its custodian, Warren G. Hatcher, as the House adjourned tonight after passing the Neutrality Bill repealing the arms embargo" (1939). Harris & Ewing. Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, via Wikimedia Commons. Public domain. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Speaker_turns_over_mace_to_custodian_as_house_adjourns._Washington,_D.C.,_Nov._3._Speaker_Bankhead_turns_over_the_mace_to_its_custodian,_Warren_G._Hatcher,_as_the_House_adjourned_tonight_LCCN2016876531.jpgNeed photos for a whole script? Add Find Any Photo to Claude and ask for this one by its id: 296743.
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