Historic Portrait - Washington DC - Will run senate machine while Vice – Vintage Photo Print
![Historic Portrait - Washington DC - Will run senate machine while Vice, [19]39 May 6. — historic image](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/0d/0d598b068a99-L.webp)
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Step back in time with Historic Portrait - Washington DC - Will run senate machine while Vice, a historic image rich in period detail. It comes from the Snapshots of the Past collection, curated over 25 years for its historical value.
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Historic Portrait - Washington DC - Will run senate machine while Vice
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The caption on this 1939 portrait points to a Senate role: the sitter was expected to run the chamber's business while the Vice President was away from the presiding chair. Presiding officers controlled floor procedure, so a stand-in carried real weight during debates. The portrait comes from Harris & Ewing, a Washington studio founded in 1905 that produced a steady stream of official portraits and news photographs of lawmakers and officials. Its work offers a close look at how the capital's political figures presented themselves in the late 1930s, just before American attention turned fully to the war in Europe.
| Created / published | [19]39 May 6. |
|---|---|
| Subjects | Harris & Ewing |
| Original scan | 925 × 740 px |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HAR-99416 |
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