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The Opening of Congress

A page with multiple black and white photographic images in a yellow candle like border with eagles at the base, captioned, “David B. Henderson, Speaker of the House of Representatives; the Mace; Mr. Hanna’s Messenger; William P. Frye; President of the Senate pro tempore; the last joint session of the Senate and House; how new Members are sworn in at the beginning of the session; Secretary Pruden, who delivers the President’s message; the Senate Chamber, Prepared for the Session of the Fifty-Seventh Congress; the Opening of Congress”/tiles/collection/6/6743.xml
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A page with multiple black and white photographic images in a yellow candle like border with eagles at the base, captioned, “David B. Henderson, Speaker of the House of Representatives; the Mace; Mr. Hanna’s Messenger; William P. Frye; President of the Senate pro tempore; the last joint session of the Senate and House; how new Members are sworn in at the beginning of the session; Secretary Pruden, who delivers the President’s message; the Senate Chamber, Prepared for the Session of the Fifty-Seventh Congress; the Opening of Congress”
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Date

1901-11-30

Dimensions

15 3/8 x 10 3/8 in. (39.1 x 26.4 cm)

Accession Number

2009.116.001

Credit Line

Collection of the U.S. House of Representatives

Object Details

This decoratively framed photocollage includes notable people and places from the opening of Congress in 1901. Speaker David Henderson, the House Mace, and Senate Speaker pro tempore William Frye are all highlighted in the top row of images. The Joint Session and swearing in of the Congress in the House Chamber are overlaid by a vignette image of Octavius Pruden, Secretary to President Roosevelt, carrying the President’s message across the middle of the page.

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