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Gavels for Speaker Bankhead

Gavels for Speaker Bankhead/tiles/collection/3/35006.xml
Gavels for Speaker Bankhead/tiles/collection/3/35007.xml
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Date

1938-12-22

Maker

Wide World Photos

Dimensions

7 1/8 x 9 in. (18.1 x 22.9 cm)

Accession Number

2008.290.001

Credit Line

Collection of the U.S. House of Representatives

Object Details

Architect of the Capitol David Lynn (right) supervised E. S. Kenyon making gavels in the Capitol's machine shop. The gavels were intended for Speaker William Bankhead for the 76th Congress. Speakers tended to go through multiple gavels during a Congress.

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