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Minority Leader Does Share in Test of "Spuds"

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Date

1937-12-08

Maker

Acme Newspictures, Inc.

Dimensions

6 × 8 in. (15.2 × 20.3 cm)

Accession Number

PA2015.09.0042a

Credit Line

Collection of the U.S. House of Representatives

Object Details

Minority Leader Bertrand Snell participated in an unusual debate in 1937. Carb-laden competitors Idaho and Maine competed to see which state produced the tastiest tuber. Snell sampled a spud during a Maine-Idaho potato contest, which unfolded in the Speaker’s Room of the House Restaurant. The competition was judged by Resident Commissioners and Territorial Delegates. Despite the fanfare, the contest ended in a tie, leading Snell to joke that “the final result seems to be a toothache for the county.”

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