Photographed in 1922 by the National Photo Company on 5x7 glass plate negative.

Rep. Vincent Morrison Brennan, Republican of Michigan, listening in on the proceedings of the House, with a radio receiving set.
Brennan advocated radio broadcast of Congress, but failed to get support to allow it at the time.
Scene shows multi-part advanced radio receiving set of the era on and around desk. On wall at left of photo is a calendar open to December 1922. At lower right of the photo is cylinder phonograph dictation machine equipment. via wikipedia