How Our Congressmen Keep Fit While Attending the Sessions of Congress

Black and white photograph of six Members of Congress working out in a room with exercise equipment, including two punching bags, dumbbells, a rowing machine, a medicine ball, and boxing gloves. The Members wear button-down shirts, slacks, and ties.

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Reverse of photograph with maker’s information and caption reading, “How Our Congressmen Keep Fit While Attending the Sessions of Congress. General view of the Capitol gym during one of the training sessions for Congressmen. Photo shows left to right -, Rep. O.B. Burtness of North Dakota with the Indian clubs, Rep. M.E. Tydings of Maryland at the punching bag, Rep. T.J. Lilly of West Va., Rep. J. Alfred Taylor of West. Va., Rep. with the medicine ball, and left to right H.W. Cummings and Wm. M. Croll boxing both Representatives from Pennsylvania.”

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Black and white photograph of six Members of Congress working out in a room with exercise equipment, including two punching bags, dumbbells, a rowing machine, a medicine ball, and boxing gloves. The Members wear button-down shirts, slacks, and ties.

Reverse of photograph with maker’s information and caption reading, “How Our Congressmen Keep Fit While Attending the Sessions of Congress. General view of the Capitol gym during one of the training sessions for Congressmen. Photo shows left to right -, Rep. O.B. Burtness of North Dakota with the Indian clubs, Rep. M.E. Tydings of Maryland at the punching bag, Rep. T.J. Lilly of West Va., Rep. J. Alfred Taylor of West. Va., Rep. with the medicine ball, and left to right H.W. Cummings and Wm. M. Croll boxing both Representatives from Pennsylvania.”

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Date

1923-12-18

Maker

P and A Photos, Inc

Dimensions

6 × 7 3/4 in. (15.2 × 19.7 cm)

Accession Number

PA2016.08.0093

Credit Line

Collection of the U.S. House of Representatives

Object Details

One hundred and forty Representatives each chipped in $10 to buy equipment for the first House gym in 1921. Two years later, Representatives Olger Burtness, Millard Tydings, Thomas Lilly, James Alfred Taylor, Herbert Cummings, and William Croll posed, stiffly, for an athletic photograph in the new facility.

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