Vice President cheers favorite at opening game. Washington, D.C., April 19. Business was at a standstill today in both houses of congress as republicans and democrats alike attended the opening game of the baseball season in Washington between the Washington Senators and the Philadelphia Athletics.
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- 1937
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"Vice President cheers favorite at opening game. Washington, D.C., April 19. Business was at a standstill today in both houses of congress as republicans and democrats alike attended the opening game of the baseball season in Washington between the Washington Senators and the Philadelphia Athletics." (1937). Harris & Ewing. Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, via Wikimedia Commons. Public domain. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Vice_President_cheers_favorite_at_opening_game._Washington,_D.C.,_April_19._Business_was_at_a_standstill_today_in_both_houses_of_congress_as_republicans_and_democrats_alike_attended_the_LCCN2016871573.jpgNeed photos for a whole script? Add Find Any Photo to Claude and ask for this one by its id: 299046.
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