Douglas dons robes of Supreme Court Justice. Washington, D.C., April 17. William Orville Douglas, 40 year old successor to retired Justice Louis D. Brandeis, today donned the robes of an associate Justice of the Supreme Court and took his place on the bench at noon today. Here he is in his new robes
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- 1939-04-17
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- Harris & Ewing
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"Douglas dons robes of Supreme Court Justice. Washington, D.C., April 17. William Orville Douglas, 40 year old successor to retired Justice Louis D. Brandeis, today donned the robes of an associate Justice of the Supreme Court and took his place on the bench at noon today. Here he is in his new robes" (1939-04-17). Harris & Ewing. Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, via Wikimedia Commons. Public domain. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Douglas_dons_robes_of_Supreme_Court_Justice._Washington,_D.C.,_April_17._William_Orville_Douglas,_40_year_old_successor_to_retired_Justice_Louis_D._Brandeis,_today_donned_the_robes_of_an_LCCN2016875459.jpgNeed photos for a whole script? Add Find Any Photo to Claude and ask for this one by its id: 277766.
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