Photo From the Attic: Those Were the Days - Roll Call

Photo From the Attic: Those Were the Days

By Roll Call Staff

Posted July 15, 2009 at 4:31pm

[IMGCAP(1)]On July 7, 1937, Capitol Hill was deserted as the House and Senate recessed so that legislators could watch the All-Star Game. Shown here are House Minority Leader Bertram Snell (left) and Rep. John O’Connor, chairman of the Rules Committee.

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