Vice President's wish comes true. Washington, D.C., April 18. Vice President Garner's wish last year that Zeke Donura, White Sox slugging first basemen, would be a member of the Washington team this year, was fulfilled today as the big Italian covered the initial station in the season's opener betwe
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"Vice President's wish comes true. Washington, D.C., April 18. Vice President Garner's wish last year that Zeke Donura, White Sox slugging first basemen, would be a member of the Washington team this year, was fulfilled today as the big Italian covered the initial station in the season's opener betwe" (1938). Harris & Ewing. Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, via Wikimedia Commons. Public domain. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Vice_President%27s_wish_comes_true._Washington,_D.C.,_April_18._Vice_President_Garner%27s_wish_last_year_that_Zeke_Donura,_White_Sox_slugging_first_basemen,_would_be_a_member_of_the_Washington_LCCN2016873414.jpgNeed photos for a whole script? Add Find Any Photo to Claude and ask for this one by its id: 299106.
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