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![Blood flows at post office dedication over question of property rights. Washington, D.C., July 22. When Mrs. Claude Tschiffely and her sister, Mrs. Samuel A. Wimsatt appeared this morning in front of the Rockville, MD., post office which was to be dedicated later in the day, armed with hatchet and signs and began posting the property which she claims was not legally sold and thus is still hers. P.C. Wroe, superintendent of construction, also began posting 'keep off the grass signs'. An argument began over who had the right to post signs on whose property, and during the course of events, Mr. Wroe got his hand cut with Mrs. Wimsatt's hatchet. The iodine which he applied can be seen in the above photo on the hand resting upon one of his own 'no [...]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTUvMTEvMjUvYmxvb2QtZmxvd3MtYXQtcG9zdC1vZmZpY2UtZGVkaWNhdGlvbi1vdmVyLXF1ZXN0aW9uLW9mLXByb3BlcnR5LXJpZ2h0cy13YXNoaW5ndG9uLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/32/webp "Blood flows at post office dedication over question of property rights. Washington, D.C., July 22. When Mrs. Claude Tschiffely and her sister, Mrs. Samuel A. Wimsatt appeared this morning in front of the Rockville, MD., post office which was to be dedicated later in the day, armed with hatchet and signs and began posting the property which she claims was not legally sold and thus is still hers. P.C. Wroe, superintendent of construction, also began posting 'keep off the grass signs'. An argument began over who had the right to post signs on whose property, and during the course of events, Mr. Wroe got his hand cut with Mrs. Wimsatt's hatchet. The iodine which he applied can be seen in the above photo on the hand resting upon one of his own 'no [...]")
Sen. Radcliffe views disputed property unscathed. Washington, D.C., July 22. Senator George L. Radcliffe, of Maryland, one of the principal speakers at the dedication of the Rockville, MD., postoffice today, looked over the postoffice after the ceremony, in spite of threats from Mrs. Samuel A. Wimsatt who says the part of the property upon which the front door is built belongs to her. She posted that portion of the building and threatened to have trespassers locked up. It is believed that Sen. Radcliffe returned to Washington without being stopped by the police, 7/22/39
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Date
1939
Contributors
Harris & Ewing, photographer
Location
Washington, District of Columbia, United States, 38.90719, -77.03687
Source
Library of Congress
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