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Visitor’s Gallery Pass

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Date

1932-06-08

Dimensions

2 3/4 x 4 3/8 in. (7 x 11.1 cm)

Accession Number

2008.179.000

Credit Line

Collection of the U.S. House of Representatives

Object Details

Visitors to the Capitol often observed the House’s proceedings, and the elaborately engraved gallery passes were a popular keepsake. This 1932 example was issued by Florida Representative Ruth Bryan Owen to constituent Roscoe Garrison, likely on a sightseeing tour to Washington.

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