Watchdog of senate folding room has 'crop control' of own. Washington, D.C., Dec. 3. Since 1900 John W. 'Happy' Deards has been foreman of the Senate folding room which carries with it the responsibility of guarding thousands of volumes of Senate records including congressional records, agriculture
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"Watchdog of senate folding room has 'crop control' of own. Washington, D.C., Dec. 3. Since 1900 John W. 'Happy' Deards has been foreman of the Senate folding room which carries with it the responsibility of guarding thousands of volumes of Senate records including congressional records, agriculture" (1938). Harris & Ewing. Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, via Wikimedia Commons. Public domain. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Watchdog_of_senate_folding_room_has_%27crop_control%27_of_own._Washington,_D.C.,_Dec._3._Since_1900_John_W._%27Happy%27_Deards_has_been_foreman_of_the_Senate_folding_room_which_carries_with_it_the_LCCN2016874489.jpgNeed photos for a whole script? Add Find Any Photo to Claude and ask for this one by its id: 299838.
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