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Capper of Kansas: 1924
Submitted by Dave on Tue, 01/08/2013 - 5:24pm.
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Washington, D.C., circa 1924. "Senator Capper of Kansas." Arthur Capper, a printer and newspaper editor by profession, in the composing room of the Government Printing Office. National Photo Co. glass negative. View full size.
Stick With It
Submitted by LorenzoB on Thu, 01/10/2013 - 1:46am.
In the senator's left hand, a composing stick.
Mis-Stated
Submitted by perpster on Wed, 01/09/2013 - 6:45pm.
The Senator may have been from Kansas, but those are California Cases!
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Sunflower State
Submitted by sstucky on Wed, 01/09/2013 - 6:11pm.
Capper (1865-1951) was Senator from Kansas for 30 years (1919-1949.) He started a media empire that lasted into the 1960s. I can still remember Capper's Farmer and Capper's Weekly, which I read in my grandparents' house.
The ghost in the back left
Submitted by SteveB on Tue, 01/08/2013 - 5:57pm.
is saying "Hey Mr. Senator, you can't set that type! This is a union shop."
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