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Loser in fight to disbar Justice Black. Washington, D.C., Oct. 11. Patrick Kelly, Boston attorney, leaving the United States Supreme Court today after hearing the court refuse his request on a hearing to test the eligibility of Justice Black to sit on the high tribunal

Horse races, Hialeah Park, Miami, Florida

Harris and Ewing, Washington, D.C.

Funeral, Senator Warren, 112629

Declares farmers against Roosevelt judiciary reorganization plan. Washington, D.C., March 24. Louis J. Taber, Master of the National Grange, clenches his fists to emphasize a point today as he appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee to express his organization's opposition to the president's court reorganization plan. Taber declared the "grass roots" of America opposed the program because it threatened to result in Supreme Court that would be "supreme in it's political guess work," 3241937

A black and white photo of two men shaking hands. Great Depression and World War Two FSA/OWI Photograph

Harris and Ewing, Washington, D.C.

Harris and Ewing, Washington, D.C.

McNutt talks, Woodring listens. Washington, D.C., Feb. 23. Paul V. McNutt, High Commissioner to the Philippines who arrived in Washington today to make an official report, conferred at length with Secretary of War Harry H. Woodring this morning. Following the meeting both declined to comment on the transfer of Lt. Col. Davenport Johnson from Hamilton Field, Calif., to Chanute Field, Ill. Johnson is the flyer who piloted McNutt and his administrative assistant from San Francisco to Denver in an Army plane. Soon after Johnson's transfer to Chanute Field, known to the Air Corps as the Siberia of the Army, was announced, 2/23/38

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Loser in fight to disbar Justice Black. Washington, D.C., Oct. 11. Patrick Kelly, Boston attorney, leaving the United States Supreme Court today after hearing the court refuse his request on a hearing to test the eligibility of Justice Black to sit on the high tribunal

Arrives at court to protest Black's right to sit on nation's highest tribunal Washington, D.C., Oct. 4. Albert Levitt, Department of Justice Attorney, arriving at the U.S. Supreme Court where he asked permission to file a formal suit challenging Black's constitutional eligibility to sit on the bench. Chief Justice Hughes instructed Levitt to file his papers with the Clerk of the Court. When it convenes next Monday the court is expected to announce whether it will hear Levitt's petition. 10/4/37

Justice Black welcomed to Senate. Washington, D.C., June 15. As congress neared adjournment today associate Justice Hugo L. Black visited the Senate Chamber for the first time since his appointment to the United States Supreme Court. He was welcomed by Senator John H. Bankhead, (left) and Senator Lister Hill, (right) who named to the Senate seat vacated by Black, 6/15/38

Waiting for new justice. Washington, D.C., Sept. 30. Reporters and news photographer waiting outside the home of Clifford J. Burr, near Alexandria, Virginia, today for Justice Black. Shortly after returning from Europe yesterday, Justice Black went into seclusion and has refused to be interviewed or photographed since. 9/30/37

Arrives at court to protest Black's right to sit on nation's highest tribunal Washington, D.C., Oct. 4. Albert Levitt, Department of Justice Attorney, arriving at the U.S. Supreme Court where he asked permission to file a formal suit challenging Black's constitutional eligibility to sit on the bench. Chief Justice Hughes instructed Levitt to file his papers with the Clerk of the Court. When it convenes next Monday the court is expected to announce whether it will hear Levitt's petition. 10437

Justice Black welcomed to Senate. Washington, D.C., June 15. As congress neared adjournment today associate Justice Hugo L. Black visited the Senate Chamber for the first time since his appointment to the United States Supreme Court. He was welcomed by Senator John H. Bankhead, (left) and Senator Lister Hill, (right) who named to the Senate seat vacated by Black, 61538

Black confirmed by Senate. Washington, D.C., Aug. 17. The new Associate Justice of the Supreme Court, Hugo L. Black looks calmly on as Col. Edward A. Halsey, Secretary of the Senate, affixes his signature as a finishing touch to the Senate's confirmation of the Alabama Senator to the nation's highest tribunal. The final vote was 63-16, 8/17/37

All alone. Washington, D.C., Aug. 13. Senator Edward R. Burke, who bitterly opposed the president's court reorganization bill and likewise opposed the nomination of Senator Black, sits in a corner and observes the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee approve the nomination of Black by a vote of 5-1, 8/13/37

Black nomination approved by 13 to 4. Washington, D.C., Aug. 16. Senator Warren Austin of VT, left; and Senator Edward Burke, of Neb., right; talking with reporters after demanding Sen. Black of Ala. be questioned about his qualifications concerning the Supreme Court, the decisive vote came when Austin moved in the Senate Judiciary Comm. to delay action on the nomination pending further investigation of the legality of the appointment. The Black forces beat down that move by a vote 11 to five, making certain that the opposition headed for defeat [...]

Loser in fight to disbar Justice Black. Washington, D.C., Oct. 11. Patrick Kelly, Boston attorney, leaving the United States Supreme Court today after hearing the court refuse his request on a hearing to test the eligibility of Justice Black to sit on the high tribunal

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A black and white photo of a man in a suit and hat, Library of Congress Harris and Ewing collection

Title from unverified caption data received with the Harris & Ewing Collection.

Gift; Harris & Ewing, Inc. 1955.

General information about the Harris & Ewing Collection is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.hec

Temp. note: Batch six.

The Harris & Ewing, Inc. Collection of photographic negatives includes glass and film negatives taken by Harris & Ewing, Inc., which provide excellent coverage of Washington people, events, and architecture, during the period 1905-1945. Harris & Ewing, Inc., gave its collection of negatives to the Library in 1955. The Library retained about 50,000 news photographs and 20,000 studio portraits of notable people. Approximately 28,000 negatives have been processed and are available online. (About 42,000 negatives still need to be indexed.)

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Central High School pageant - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Washington, D.C. Under the auspices of the Bureau of University Travel and the National Capital School Visitors' Council, over 200 high school students chosen for their intellectual alertness visited Washington for a week. Students coming down from the Supreme Court steps

PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT AND R.R. OFFICIALS

President organizes $4,000,000,000 pump priming campaign. Washington, D.C., April 11. President Roosevelt met with his Relief and Congressional Aides today to the personal command of a new administration fight to check business recession with a $4,000,000,000 pump priming campaign. The president subordinated all other White House business to efforts to hammer his lending and spending program into shape as a major New Deal offensive against recession and unemployment, left to right: Director of the Budget Daniel Bell, Sen. James F. Byrnes, SC. Sen. Carter Glass of Virginia, Majority Leader of the House Sen. Sam Rayburn of Tex., Sen Kenneth McKeller of Tenn., Sec. of Treasury Henry Morenthau, and in the rear, Rep. Edward Johnson, of Colo., April 11, 1938

COLT, LeBARON BRADFORD. SENATOR FROM RHODE ISLAND, 1913-1924. HIS GRANDCHILDREN: GEORGE, CARLTON, AND JOU-JOU COLT

Harris and Ewing, Washington, D.C.

Movies record Frankfurter's appearance before Senate committee. Washington, D.C., Jan. 12. Movie and still cameras were set at all angles in the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee hearing room to record for the nation the appearance of Felix Frankfurter, who made himself available to answer questions as to his fitness to serve on the Supreme Court bench. The committee later confirmed the nomination of Frankfurter, 1/12/39

Street scene, crowd walking - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Veterans parading. Passing White House

Harris and Ewing, Washington, D.C.

Closed old court; will open in? Frank J. Wideman, Assistant Attorney General in the Tax Division, will represent the government in the first case to go before the Supreme Court in the new building, and he holds the honor of arguing the last case to be heard in the old Supreme Court quarters. He has won 10 out of his last 11 cases. He represented the government, and won, in the Sandy-Fox case last session, which involved the Five Civilized Indian Tribes vis the United States. He will defend the government in the Douglas-Willicutts case, in which Edward B. Douglas seeks a return of tax money from Levi M. Willicutts, Collector of Internal Revenue, 10/4/35

Baseball - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

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