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The New Organization of the House of Representatives—The Speaker, Clerk, and Sergeant-At-Arms

Cover of Frank Leslie’s Illustrated Newspaper, December 15, 1883, with head-and-shoulders images captioned, “John G. Carlisle, Speaker. John B. Clark, Clerk. John P. Leedom, Sergeant-at-Arms. The New Organization of the House of Representatives.—The Speaker, Clerk, and Sergeant-at-Arms.”/tiles/collection/4/4379.xml
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Cover of Frank Leslie’s Illustrated Newspaper, December 15, 1883, with head-and-shoulders images captioned, “John G. Carlisle, Speaker. John B. Clark, Clerk. John P. Leedom, Sergeant-at-Arms. The New Organization of the House of Representatives.—The Speaker, Clerk, and Sergeant-at-Arms.”
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Date

1883-12-15

Publication

Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper

Publisher

Mrs. Frank Leslie

Dimensions

15 7/8 x 10 3/4 in. (40.3 x 27.3 cm)

Accession Number

2007.345.004

Credit Line

Collection of the U.S. House of Representatives

Object Details

The new Speaker and Officers of the House were featured in portraits on the cover of Frank Leslie’s Illustrated Newspaper. John Carlisle’s victory over Samuel Randall for the Speakership was reportedly a surprising outcome, seen as a signal of the importance of tariff reform among the Democratic majority of this Congress. The new Speaker was featured in the central image.

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