Won't be long now! Washington, D.C., Sept. 22. Although Congress will not convene until next January, workmen are already putting the Capitol in tip-top shape. Workmen are pictured repairing the steps on the Senate side of the building, 9/22/38
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- 1938
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- Harris & Ewing
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- Library of Congress (via Wikimedia Commons)
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"Won't be long now! Washington, D.C., Sept. 22. Although Congress will not convene until next January, workmen are already putting the Capitol in tip-top shape. Workmen are pictured repairing the steps on the Senate side of the building, 9/22/38" (1938). Harris & Ewing. Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, via Wikimedia Commons. Public domain. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Won%27t_be_long_now!_Washington,_D.C.,_Sept._22._Although_Congress_will_not_convene_until_next_January,_workmen_are_already_putting_the_Capitol_in_tip-top_shape._Workmen_are_pictured_repairing_LCCN2016874030.jpgNeed photos for a whole script? Add Find Any Photo to Claude and ask for this one by its id: 301396.
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