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Weather Forecasting Among Services to Members

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Weather Forecasting Among Services to Members
Weather Forecasting Among Services to Members
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Date

1947-01-30

Maker

Wide World Photos

Dimensions

7 x 9 in. (17.8 x 22.9 cm)

Accession Number

PA2012.04.0035

Credit Line

Collection of the U.S. House of Representatives

Object Details

In 1947, staff members Esther Ebert (left) and Ethel Bern were responsible for updating a weather map in the Speaker’s Lobby, immediately off the House Floor. With a glance at the enormous board, Representatives could see the weather in their districts. Other services offered to Members included sandwiches and coffee from the lunch counters in the cloakrooms—also located just off the House Floor—as well as daily newspapers from throughout the country, to help them keep up with the news back home.

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