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Getting Ready for the Opening of the 76th Congress

Getting Ready for the Opening of the 76th Congress/tiles/collection/6/6357.xml
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Date

1938-12-22

Maker

Acme Newspictures, Inc.

Dimensions

7 x 9 in. (17.8 x 22.9 cm)

Accession Number

PA2012.04.0059

Credit Line

Collection of the U.S. House of Representatives

Object Details

Workers polished an ornate clock in the House Chamber in preparation for the opening of the 76th Congress. The timepiece featured a gilded clock case modeled in 1857 by Joseph A. Bailly, a bronze eagle created by Guido Butti, and figures of a pioneer and a Native American by sculptor William H. Rinehart. The clock remained above the north entrance to the Chamber until its removal during the 1949–1951 renovation project.

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