Washington, D.C., Mar. 25. Navy Chaplain opens the house with a prayer for the first time since 1820. It is the first time in 117 years that the Navy was again honored in giving the invocation. Left to right: James S. Montgomery, Chaplain of the House; Speaker William Bankhead of Ala.; and Capt. Edw
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"Washington, D.C., Mar. 25. Navy Chaplain opens the house with a prayer for the first time since 1820. It is the first time in 117 years that the Navy was again honored in giving the invocation. Left to right: James S. Montgomery, Chaplain of the House; Speaker William Bankhead of Ala.; and Capt. Edw" (1937). Harris & Ewing. Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, via Wikimedia Commons. Public domain. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Washington,_D.C.,_Mar._25._Navy_Chaplain_opens_the_house_with_a_prayer_for_the_first_time_since_1820._It_is_the_first_time_in_117_years_that_the_Navy_was_again_honored_in_giving_the_LCCN2016871431.jpgNeed photos for a whole script? Add Find Any Photo to Claude and ask for this one by its id: 299798.
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