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Bertrand Hollis Snell

Black and white photograph of Bertrand Hollis Snell in front of a group of children. Each child holds up a birdhouse. Snell reaches for a birdhouse held by a boy./tiles/collection/3/32745.xml
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Reverse of photograph with maker’s information and caption reading, “Congressman Bertrand H. Snell of New York who was one of the judges in the bird house building contest conducted by the American Forestry Assn throughout the public schools of the country and for which the Assn. offered blue ribbons. Mr. Snells interest in the birds and trees is evidenced by his bills offered in Congress for their protection.”/tiles/collection/3/32744.xml
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Black and white photograph of Bertrand Hollis Snell in front of a group of children. Each child holds up a birdhouse. Snell reaches for a birdhouse held by a boy.
Reverse of photograph with maker’s information and caption reading, “Congressman Bertrand H. Snell of New York who was one of the judges in the bird house building contest conducted by the American Forestry Assn throughout the public schools of the country and for which the Assn. offered blue ribbons. Mr. Snells interest in the birds and trees is evidenced by his bills offered in Congress for their protection.”
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Date

1921-02-14

Maker

National Photo Company

Dimensions

6 1/2 × 8 1/2 in. (16.5 × 21.6 cm)

Accession Number

PA2015.09.0042c

Credit Line

Collection of the U.S. House of Representatives

Object Details

Representative Bertrand Snell served as a judge in a 1921 American Forestry Association contest that encouraged U.S. schoolchildren to build birdhouses. The best birdhouses received blue ribbons, and songbirds across the country got new homes in time for spring.

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