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The House Committee of Ways and Means

A black-and-white print, a supplement to Harper’s Weekly, May 26, 1888, titled “The House Committee of Ways and Means,” showing eight men seated around a table piled with documents, and six men standing behind them./tiles/collection/5/5004.xml
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A black-and-white print, a supplement to Harper’s Weekly, May 26, 1888, titled “The House Committee of Ways and Means,” showing eight men seated around a table piled with documents, and six men standing behind them.
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Date

1888-05-26

Artist

Paul Rénouard

Publication

Harper's Weekly

Publisher

Harper & Brothers

Dimensions

15 7/8 x 22 3/4 in. (40.3 x 57.8 cm)

Accession Number

2004.085.012

Credit Line

Collection of the U.S. House of Representatives

Object Details

Described in the accompanying text as “. . . the most important committee in the House of Representatives,” this print illustrates a meeting of the Ways and Means Committee. The Chairman, Roger Q. Mills, is shown in profile, seated at the head of the table on the right. The artist intended to show a discussion between Mills and William Kelley, his “opponent,” who is seated at the opposite end of the table.

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