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Untitled, 02/22/1897 ARC Identifier 6010235 / Local Identifier S-044 Item from Record Group 46: Records of the U.S. Senate, 1789 - 2011 |
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| Creator(s): | U.S. Senate. Office of Senate Curator. (? - ) |
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| Type(s) of Archival Materials: | Photographs and other Graphic Materials |
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Center for Legislative Archives (LL), National Archives Building, Room 8E, 7th and Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC, 20408. PHONE: 202-357-5350; FAX: 202-357-5911; EMAIL: legislative.archives@nara.gov. |
| Production Date(s): | 02/22/1897 |
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| Part Of: | Series: Berryman Political Cartoon Collection, compiled 1896 - 1949 |
| Access Restriction(s): | Unrestricted |
| Use Restriction(s): | Unrestricted |
| General Note(s): | Cartoonist Clifford Berryman uses his caricature Miss Columbia to draw back the curtain revealing a portrait of George Washington in celebration of the First President's birthday (February 22nd). Honoring Washington's birthday became a national custom by 1791, just two years after Washington became president, in recognition of his role in creating a free and independent United States. In 1832, Congress established a joint committee to arrange suitable celebrations for the centennial of Washington's birth. Washington's Birthday, however, did not become a legal holiday until January 31, 1879 when Congress added February 22nd to the list of holidays to be observed by federal employees in the District of Columbia. |
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