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Frederick Albert Britten

Black and white photograph of Frederick Albert Britten, three-quarter length portrait, seated, with fingers interlaced and an inscription reading, “To my good friend Commander George W. Calver, Fred A. Britten, June 11, 1929,” and maker's information/tiles/collection/4/49259.xml
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Reverse of photograph with handwritten text reading, "[Britten, Frederick]"/tiles/collection/4/49258.xml
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Black and white photograph of Frederick Albert Britten, three-quarter length portrait, seated, with fingers interlaced and an inscription reading, “To my good friend Commander George W. Calver, Fred A. Britten, June 11, 1929,” and maker's information
Reverse of photograph with handwritten text reading, "[Britten, Frederick]"
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Date

1929

Maker

Underwood and Underwood

Dimensions

8 x 10 in. (20.3 x 25.4 cm)

Accession Number

PA2011.09.0108

Credit Line

Collection of the U.S. House of Representatives

Object Details

Chicago native Fred Britten was elected to the House in 1912 and served for 22 years. A strong advocate for the Navy, he chaired the Committee on Naval Affairs from 1927 to 1930, and signed this photograph to Lt. Commander George Calver, the Navy doctor then serving as the House's Attending Physician. Britten's experience as a lightweight boxer in his younger years served him well in the sometimes contentious halls of Congress.

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