Bishop James Cannon, Jr., at the Capitol among members of the Women's National Committee for Law Enforcement. — Open the full imageJPG, 793 × 1024 px, 0.3 MB

Bishop James Cannon, Jr., at the Capitol as the Women's National Committee for Law Enforcement gathers (18 April 1932)

Library of Congress Harris & Ewing photograph of Bishop James Cannon, Jr., at the Capitol as thousands of members of the Women's National Committee for Law Enforcement gathered to demand that prohibition be continued.

Date: 1932-04-18
Kind: photograph
Source: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Retrieved: 2026-10-11
Rights: The Library of Congress item record states: "No known restrictions on publication. For more information, see Harris & Ewing Photographs - Rights and Restrictions Information https://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/140_harr.html" Collection: Harris & Ewing Photographs. Call number: LC-H2- B-5152 [P&P]. Reproduction number: LC-DIG-hec-36796 (digital file from original negative).

The Library of Congress caption, titled “Bishop Cannon and Women Drys,” says Bishop James Cannon, Jr., was “snapped at the Capitol today as thousands of members of the Women’s National Committee for Law Enforcement gathered to demand continuance of prohibition,” dated 4/18/32. The caption’s wording is the photographer’s, not a neutral description, and this page does not adopt its epithets.

The copy stored here is the Library of Congress service JPEG.

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