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Alice Mary Robertson

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Reverse of photograph with maker’s information, caption reading, “Miss Alice Robertson, the only woman Congressman, photographed at her desk in the House Office Building on her sixty-eighth birthday. Before her are a pile of congratulatory letters, many from ex-soldiers who remember her wonderful work during the war, or who have profited through her aid in obtaining compensation,” and handwritten text reading, “Died 1931”/tiles/collection/1/19244.xml
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Black and white photograph of Alice Mary Robertson, seated at desk with papers
Reverse of photograph with maker’s information, caption reading, “Miss Alice Robertson, the only woman Congressman, photographed at her desk in the House Office Building on her sixty-eighth birthday. Before her are a pile of congratulatory letters, many from ex-soldiers who remember her wonderful work during the war, or who have profited through her aid in obtaining compensation,” and handwritten text reading, “Died 1931”
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Date

1922-01-02

Maker

National Photo Company

Dimensions

6 1/2 × 8 1/2 in. (16.5 × 21.6 cm)

Accession Number

PA2013.06.0004c

Credit Line

Collection of the U.S. House of Representatives

Object Details

On her 68th birthday, Alice Robertson of Oklahoma sat for a photographic portrait in her office. Robertson’s desk was awash in birthday greetings. While the caption for the photograph noted that many of the letters were from grateful World War I veterans she helped, that gratitude soon turned to ire. Robertson alienated them when she opposed a measure that would have allowed them to receive an early payment on their military service pensions.

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