[Congress - 1916] – Historic Print
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(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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This historic print of [Congress - 1916] brings a moment of history to your wall. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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[Congress - 1916]
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The record names only the subject, the United States Congress, and the year 1916, so this item is best understood through its moment. The 64th Congress sat during 1916, a year dominated by debate over military preparedness as war raged in Europe, and lawmakers also passed the Keating-Owen Child Labor Act and the Adamson Act, which set an eight-hour day for railroad workers. Pictures of the legislature from this period often served to show the national government at work during a contested election year.
| Medium | 1 item. |
|---|---|
| Notes | [1916] |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,245 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-125060 |
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