"Follows His Father into Congress."

"Washington, D.C. - Representative Walter W. Bankhead, son of Senator John H. Bankhead, who today took oath as a member of the House from Alabama. His uncle was the late Representative William B. Bankhead, former Speaker of the House. The 77th Congress of the United States opened today." B...

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Main Author: Wide World Photos
Format: Electronic
Published: Alabama Department of Archives and History
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Online Access:http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/photo/id/34155
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Summary:"Washington, D.C. - Representative Walter W. Bankhead, son of Senator John H. Bankhead, who today took oath as a member of the House from Alabama. His uncle was the late Representative William B. Bankhead, former Speaker of the House. The 77th Congress of the United States opened today." Bankhead held the position for less than a month, from January 3 to February 1, 1941. (Note: ADAH staff did not find this photograph when searching the Catalog of Copyright Entries published by the Library of Congress. Since material published before 1977 without a copyright notice is in the public domain, it appears that this photograph is no longer under copyright restriction. However, the ultimate responsibility for determining status lies with the patron.)