Mahlon Pitney, 1858-1924 – Historic Print
![Mahlon Pitney, 1858-1924, [no date recorded on caption card] — historic photograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/d9/d90902f6b111-L.webp)
(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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This rare historic photograph captures Mahlon Pitney, 1858-1924 in remarkable detail. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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Mahlon Pitney, 1858-1924
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Mahlon Pitney, a New Jersey lawyer and Republican, went from the state's courts to the U.S. Supreme Court, where President William Howard Taft appointed him in 1912. He served until 1922, when poor health forced him to step down. The portrait was made by Harris & Ewing, a Washington, D.C., studio that photographed many lawmakers, judges, and officials of the period, so it reflects the formal style used for official portraits in the capital. The caption card does not record a date, so the sitting is best understood within Pitney's decade on the Court.
| Created / published | [no date recorded on caption card] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
| Notes | Photoprint by Harris & Ewing. This record contains unverified data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Photog. I.; BI; Shelf. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,089 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-155724 |
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