Uncle Sam 'paid' for place cards at this Solon's luncheon. Washington, D.C., March 29. Place cards at the luncheon given by Rep. Lawrence Lewis, democrat of Colorado, for his friends at the Capitol today were unusual, to say the least. On the back of the cards he left no doubt in the minds of his gu
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"Uncle Sam 'paid' for place cards at this Solon's luncheon. Washington, D.C., March 29. Place cards at the luncheon given by Rep. Lawrence Lewis, democrat of Colorado, for his friends at the Capitol today were unusual, to say the least. On the back of the cards he left no doubt in the minds of his gu" (1939). Harris & Ewing. Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, via Wikimedia Commons. Public domain. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Uncle_Sam_%27paid%27_for_place_cards_at_this_Solon%27s_luncheon._Washington,_D.C.,_March_29._Place_cards_at_the_luncheon_given_by_Rep._Lawrence_Lewis,_democrat_of_Colorado,_for_his_friends_at_the_LCCN2016875346.jpgNeed photos for a whole script? Add Find Any Photo to Claude and ask for this one by its id: 298629.
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