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[Elmer W. Henderson, full-length portrait, facing left, descending stairs of the U.S. Capitol]

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1950 June 6.
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  1. African Americans
  2. Civil Rights
  3. Henderson, Elmer W
  4. Photographic Prints
  5. Suits (Clothing)
  6. Transmitted Images
  7. Washington (D.C.)

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