What's In the House Chamber?
About this object The House Chamber opened in 1857, but is always changing. Just two years after it opened, the specially designed desks and chairs were removed, and Members experimented with bench seating.
History, Art & Archives, U.S. House of Representatives, “What's In the House Chamber?,” http://history.house.gov/Exhibitions-and-Publications/House-Chamber/House-Floor/ (December 05, 2014)
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