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Date

1933-04-20

Maker

Acme Newspictures, Inc.

Dimensions

7 × 9 in. (17.8 × 22.9 cm)

Accession Number

PA2014.09.0061

Credit Line

Collection of the U.S. House of Representatives

Object Details

In this photo, Veronica Hajic—secretary to Illinois Congressman Adolph J. Sabath—carries records and supplies to the New House Office Building (later the Longworth House Office Building) on moving day. Although construction of the building during the Great Depression drew criticism about its expense, it was completed under budget, and provided hundreds of jobs. More than 3,000 workers applied to help move documents into the new facility, and still Ms. Hajic found herself toting boxes, too.

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Objects

Annex House Office Building
Annex House Office Building
Congress Moves to New House Office Building
Congress Moves to New House Office Building
Rostrum of Caucus Room, Longworth Building
Rostrum of Caucus Room, Longworth Building

People

SABATH, Adolph Joachim
SABATH, Adolph Joachim

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