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January 20, 1938. Washington, D.C. "Sen. [illegible], Theodore Vachon, Rufus Putney, Sen. H. Styles Bridges of New Hampshire. Senator Bridges presented with deer." Harris & Ewing Collection glass negative. View full size.
Uh, Senator, do you have a tag for that deer?
Who is the guy on the left? Is that Burton Wheeler?
I think he would have preferred a box of cigars instead.
... but typically of politicians, got it wrong.
Antlers aren't horns!
This unfortunate creature was subsequently delivered to the office of Senator Harry Truman, hence his motto: "The Buck Stops Here".
To what are the antlers tied? The steering wheel?
The Senator took the "having a working horn" requirement rather literally.
Politicians getting every last buck from the taxpayers.
Ah, for the days when cars had fenders, and you could tie deer to them!
I can't wait to find out the explanation for this photo! I can tell you that the car underneath the poor, unfortunate buck is a 1936 Ford Tudor sedan.
why that's good eating!
While the senate thought that adorning cars with dead animals an effective warning against animal / vehicular collisions. This later proved to be ineffective
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