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Black nomination approved by Senate Judiciary Committee. Washington, D.C., Aug. 16. Scene in the Senate Judiciary Committee room after the Committee voted 15 to 4 to report favorable the nomination of Senator Black for the Supreme Court, seated is Sen. Henry Ashurst of Ariz, Chairman of the Committee surrounded by senators of the committee

Black nomination approved by Senate Judiciary Committee. Washington, D...

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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

All alone. Washington, D.C., Aug. 13. Senator Edward R. Burke, who bit...

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Fitness of Senator Black is topic? Washington, D.C., Aug. 17. No doubt but the gist of this conversation was the fitness of Senator Hugo L. Black to be a Supreme Court Justice. Senator Arthur Capper (left) Republican of Kansas, and Senator Royal Copeland, Democrat of New York who is bitterly opposing the nomination of the Alabama Senator, pictured in a huddle as they ride the Senate subway today enroute to the Senate chamber for the debate of the fitness of Black. Copeland raised the Ku Klux Klan issue on the floor when he declared that he felt "outraged by this proposal to put a Klan sympathizer on the Supreme Court" 8/17/37

Fitness of Senator Black is topic? Washington, D.C., Aug. 17. No doubt...

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On way to Senate debate on Senator Black. Washington, D.C., Aug. 17. Senator Hattie Caraway, (left) of Arkansas, and Senator Morris Sheppard, of Texas, ride the tram car through the Senate subway on the way to attend today's Senate debate on the nomination of Senator Black as a Supreme Court Justice, 8/17/37

On way to Senate debate on Senator Black. Washington, D.C., Aug. 17. S...

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On way to Senate debate on Senator Black. Washington, D.C., Aug. 17. Senator Hattie Caraway, (left) of Arkansas, and Senator Morris Sheppard, of Texas, ride the tram car through the Senate subway on the way to attend today's Senate debate on the nomination of Senator Black as a Supreme Court Justice, 81737

On way to Senate debate on Senator Black. Washington, D.C., Aug. 17. S...

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Fitness of Senator Black is topic? Washington, D.C., Aug. 17. No doubt but the gist of this conversation was the fitness of Senator Hugo L. Black to be a Supreme Court Justice. Senator Arthur Capper (left) Republican of Kansas, and Senator Royal Copeland, Democrat of New York who is bitterly opposing the nomination of the Alabama Senator, pictured in a huddle as they ride the Senate subway today enroute to the Senate chamber for the debate of the fitness of Black. Copeland raised the Ku Klux Klan issue on the floor when he declared that he felt "outraged by this proposal to put a Klan sympathizer on the Supreme Court" 81737

Fitness of Senator Black is topic? Washington, D.C., Aug. 17. No doubt...

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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, 81337

All alone. Washington, D.C., Aug. 13. Senator Edward R. Burke, who bit...

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