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Vice President ready for opening. Washington, D.C., Dec. 29. A sure sign that Congress is ready to convene on January 3. Vice President Garner posing, gavel in hand, on the rostrum in the Senate chamber, 12/29/38
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Credit lineVice President ready for opening. Washington, D.C., Dec. 29. A sure sign that Congress is ready to convene on January 3. Vice President Garner posing, gavel in hand, on the rostrum in the Senate chamb. 1938-01-01. Harris & Ewing. Harris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress. Public domain.
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