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The U.S. Supreme Court – Vintage Wall Art

The U.S. Supreme Court, 1924 — historic photograph
The U.S. Supreme Court, 1924. Historic photograph from the Historic Print Archive collection.

(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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A window into the past: The U.S. Supreme Court, preserved in this historic photograph. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.

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Taken in 1924, this group portrait shows the justices of the U.S. Supreme Court during the tenure of Chief Justice William Howard Taft, a former president who led the Court from 1921 to 1930. The Washington, D.C., studio Harris & Ewing produced many formal portraits of federal officials in this period, and its work gave the government a consistent visual record of its leaders. Such sittings were usually arranged for official and public use, so the picture also shows how the Court presented its dignity to the public in the 1920s.

Created / published1924
Medium1 photographic print.
GenreGroup portraits 1920-1930.Portrait photographs 1920-1930.Photographic prints 1920-1930.
NotesPhoto by Harris & Ewing.
SubjectsSupreme Court justices--United States--1920-1930.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,536 × 1,137 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-162463

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