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This black and white photograph shows Vice President Charles Curtis throwing out the first baseball to start the game between Democratic and Republican members of the House of Representatives, Washington D. C. Curtis, the 31st Vice President of the United States (1929-1933), was the first Native American to be elected to that office.
Creator: Acme News Pictures, Inc
Date: June 4, 1932
Item Number: 217307
Call Number: B Curtis, Charles *89
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 217307
Business and Industry - Occupations/Professions - Politicians
Collections - Photograph
Date - 1930s
Government and Politics - Federal Government - Vice Presidents - Curtis, Charles, 1860-1936
Government and Politics - Political Parties - Republican
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Photograph
People - Notable Kansans - Curtis, Charles, 1860-1936
Places - Other States - District of Columbia -- Washington
Thematic Time Period - Great Depression and Dust Bowl, 1929 - 1941
Type of Material - Photographs
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