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Front Cover: This image, titled “The Supreme Court/Men Who Know the Law” was designed by the American Lithographic Company and published in Truth magazine on May 9, 1896, to document the landmark income tax case, Pollock v. Farmers’ Loan & Trust Company. The scene takes place in the Old Senate Chamber in the U.S. Capitol and while not a literal representation of the Courtroom that day, it accurately depicts many of the people present. Fortunately, a copy of the magazine was retained by the Office of the Clerk of the Supreme Court and someone identified many of the people depicted in the scene with handwritten labels.
Starting on the Bench, from left to right, are Justices Henry B. Brown, Horace Gray, Stephen J. Field, Chief Justice Melville W. Fuller, John Marshall Harlan, David J. Brewer, George Shiras, and Rufus Peckham. (Edward D. White, sitting at far left, is cropped out here for space reasons). At the far right of the Bench sits the Court Crier, F. De C. Faust (Frederick de Courcy Faust), who served as a Court Page from 1887-1893, Court Crier from 1894-1904, and went on to be an Assistant Attorney General of the U.S. from 1904-1913.
Four Court Pages stand behind the Justices: Robert H. Dunlap, who went on to a distinguished military career raising to the rank of Brigadier General in the U.S. Marine Corps; Frank K. Green, who joined the Court’s Library before becoming the Marshal of the Court from 1915-1938; James Gillespie “Blaine” Ewing (partially obscured), who became a commercial real estate agent in Manhattan in the 1920s and then worked forNational City Bank; and Frank Halford, who may be Colonel Frank Halford, another long-serving Marine Corps officer who returned to duty from retirement to lead the Corps’ recruiting during WWII.
Only Joseph H. Choate, who is presenting his argument, is identified in the Bar section. The man seated at the table looking at Choate may be his co-counsel or possibly the opposing counsel, Attorney General Richard Olney. At the far left, may be Solicitor General Holmes Conrad, as he is seated at the desk traditionally used by that office. Although not identified, the man seated with his back to the viewer in the area between the podium and the Bench, has a resemblance to the Clerk of the Court, James H. McKenney, and the artist may have moved him to this location due to a lack of space to the left of the Bench where the Clerk would traditionally sit. If not McKenney, or one his staff, he could represent a member of the Press. The other members of the crowd may depict famous members of the Bar.
From the Collection of the Supreme Court of the United States, caption information by Matthew Hofstedt, Associate Curator. If you have information about any of the other figures, please contact E-mail: curator@supremecourt.gov
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Journal of Supreme Court History, published three times a year by the Supreme Court Historical Society, is an interdisciplinary journal dedicated to educating the public about the history of the Supreme Court of the United States. Originally founded as an annual publication in 1976 (and known as the Yearbook of the Supreme Court Historical Society), the Journal publishes articles written primarily by historians, law professors, and political scientists, but has also featured essays by art historians, lawyers, judges, oral advocates, journalists, and librarians. The Journal’s readership includes scholars in a variety of fields, as well as judges, practicing attorneys, and students. Because it seeks to engage and inform scholars and non-scholars alike, the Journal of Supreme Court History values clear narrative prose and original historical research. The Journal uses photographs, cartoons, documents, engravings and oil portraits to compellingly illustrate articles.
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| Launched on MUSE | 2023-03-22 |
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