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This November 1937 photograph captures the swearing in of the newest members of the Sacramento City Council. In the front row, left to right, are Michael Kunz, John M Welsh, Ray Coughlin, Tom Monk, C. H. S. Bidwell, and William E. Truesdale. In the back row, left to right, are Charles W. Anderson, Fred W. Arnold, and James Harry. City Clerk, Harry Denton, is issuing the oath of office. The election, held just days earlier, was one of the least attended in the city's history. Only 22,722 of registered voters - 49 percent - chose to cast a ballot.
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