Capitol Lens | It’s been a Hill of a ride, so far - Roll Call

We dug deep into the photo archives to help celebrate Roll Call’s 70th anniversary. Enjoy these blasts from the past.

Florida Rep. J. Herbert Burke poses with high kickers and pipers on the Capitol steps in 1973. (Mickey Senko/CQ Roll Call)

Illinois Rep. Donald Rumsfeld rides a unicycle in 1964. (CQ Roll Call archive)

Pennsylvania Rep. Peter H. Kostmayer poses with new office kittens named after Democratic politicians in July 1991. (Jamie Howren/CQ Roll Call)

Tennessee Rep. Dan Kuykendall poses with Jenny Terry, girls youth bowling champion, in 1972. (Mickey Senko/CQ Roll Call)

House Speaker Newt Gingrich poses with clowns for a picture at a congressional family picnic on July 29, 1996. (Maureen Keating/CQ Roll Call)

From left, Democratic National Committee Chair Ron Brown, Rep. Charles Rangel, New York Mayor David Dinkins and Rep. Gary Ackerman sing “New York, New York” at an event on Sept. 26, 1991. (Chris Ayers/CQ Roll Call)

From left, Raymond Bacon, Jack Underwood, Sgt. Gordon Houff, William Brumfield and Dix Boone, members of the Capitol Hill Pistol Team, are pictured in January 1956. (CQ Roll Call archives)

California Rep. George E. Brown Jr. and his staff dress up to celebrate Halloween on Oct. 31, 1989. (Laura Patterson/CQ Roll Call)

Then-Rep. Michael D. Crapo of Idaho in 1996. (CQ Roll Call archives)

Sen. Joe Biden chomps on a watermelon with National Watermelon Queen Juley Nelson at the Capitol on June 18, 1990. (CQ Roll Call archives)

North Carolina Sen. Jesse Helms greets first lady Barbara Bush at a party on March 20, 1990. (Maureen Keating/CQ Roll Call)

Maryland Rep. Steny H. Hoyer poses with Cher on Sept. 23, 1990. (Laura Patterson/CQ Roll Call)

Florida Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen throws a football to Roary, the mascot for Florida International University, on the House steps on Sept. 23, 2010. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Connecticut Sens. Christopher Dodd, left, and Joe Lieberman pose with “Barney the Dinosaur” in the Hart Senate Office Building on Sept. 13, 1993. (Laura Patterson/CQ Roll Call)

Pennsylvania Sen. Arlen Specter poses with “Cookie Monster” at the Capitol on May 6, 1993. (Chris Martin/CQ Roll Call via Getty Images)

Cheerleaders for both the Republican and Democratic teams show their spirit in 1966 before the Congressional Baseball Game. (Mickey Senko/CQ Roll Call)

Rep. Nancy Pelosi walks with U2 frontman Bono near the Capitol on Sept. 20, 2000. (Bill Clark/Roll Call)

Various members of Congress are pictured in the House chamber during the State of the Union address on Feb. 26, 1989. (Andrea Mohin/CQ Roll Call via Getty Images)

Vermont Sens. Bernie Sanders, left, and Patrick Leahy watch the arrival of the Christmas tree on Dec. 5, 1994. (Laura Patterson/CQ Roll Call)

Idaho Rep. George V. Hansen holds a 6-foot sandwich on Capitol Hill on March 31, 1980. (Mickey Senko/CQ Roll Call)

California Rep. Richard H. Lehman bowls with a frozen chicken at the Capitol on June 16, 1994. (Chris Martin/CQ Roll Call)

Louisiana Rep. Clyde C. Holloway has fun at a reception with wrestler “Mad Dog Richard” on April 9, 1991. (Maureen Keating/CQ Roll Call)

New York Sen. Alfonse “Al” D’Amato shows off boxers bought by Texas Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison on Jan. 26, 1988. (Laura Patterson/CQ Roll Call)

Illinois Rep. Bob Michel, behind accordionist, at an Octoberfest event on Capitol Hill in 1964. (CQ Roll Call archives)

New Jersey Sen. Bill Bradley holds the torch for a mime dressed as the Statue of Liberty at a New Year’s Eve event in 1989. (Maureen Keating/CQ Roll Call)

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