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W.W. Tarbell of Bethel, Conn., testified before the Senate Committee investigating the Naval Oil Inquiry today – Antique Print

W.W. Tarbell of Bethel, Conn., testified before the Senate Committee investigating the Naval Oil Inquiry today, 1924 March 24. — historic photograph
W.W. Tarbell of Bethel, Conn., testified before the Senate Committee investigating the Naval Oil Inquiry today, 1924 March 24.. Historic photograph from the Historic Print Archive collection.

(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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Step back in time with W.W. Tarbell of Bethel, Conn., testified before the Senate Committee investigating the Naval Oil Inquiry today, a historic photograph rich in period detail. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.

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W.W. Tarbell of Bethel, Conn., testified before the Senate Committee investigating the Naval Oil Inquiry today

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W.W. Tarbell, identified in the record as being of Bethel, Connecticut, testified before the Senate committee examining the Naval Oil Inquiry on March 24, 1924. The hearings were part of the Teapot Dome scandal, in which federal oil reserves set aside for the Navy in Wyoming and California were leased to private companies without competitive bidding. The National Photo Company, a Washington studio, recorded many of the witnesses who appeared during these hearings, which kept the investigation in the headlines through the mid-1920s.

Created / published1924 March 24.
Medium1 photographic print.
GenrePhotographic prints 1920-1930.
NotesNational Photo Company Collection. No. 29682.
SubjectsGovernmental investigations--Washington (D.C.)--1920-1930.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan4,096 × 3,289 px · prints to 14 × 11 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-177333

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