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Page Boys Enjoying “a Battle Royal” in the First Snow of the Season

Page Boys Enjoying “a Battle Royal” in the First Snow of the Season/tiles/collection/3/33135.xml
Page Boys Enjoying “a Battle Royal” in the First Snow of the Season/tiles/collection/3/33136.xml
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Date

1923-12-17

Maker

National Photo Company

Dimensions

6 1/2 × 8 1/2 in. (16.5 × 21.6 cm)

Accession Number

PA2014.09.0039

Credit Line

Collection of the U.S. House of Representatives

Object Details

After a December 1923 snowfall, House Pages waged “a battle royal” outside the Capitol. In this photograph, Pages spin, duck, lean, scoop, and hurl snowballs at each other, all while wearing suits and ties.

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