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
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- 1937
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"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). Harris & Ewing. Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, via Wikimedia Commons. Public domain. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File: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_LCCN2016877912.jpgNeed photos for a whole script? Add Find Any Photo to Claude and ask for this one by its id: 296745.
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