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- Letter from William Howard Taft to Frank D. Hopley, April 5, 1921, "The Most Thrilling Moment of My Life" - Frank Dorrance Hopley (1872-1933) wrote a number of boy's books and authored stories and articles for national magazines and newspapers. In 1921, Hopley had an idea for an article--he would ask famous individuals to share their life's most thrilling moment. Former President William Taft responded that he would be unable to help as his life had not been "thrilling."
- April 05, 1921
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Letter from William Howard Taft to Frank D. Hopley, April 5, 1921, "The Most Thrilling Moment of My Life"
Frank Dorrance Hopley (1872-1933) wrote a number of boy's books and authored stories and articles for national magazines and newspapers. In 1921, Hopley had an idea for an article--he would ask famous individuals to share their life's most thrilling moment. Former President William Taft responded that he would be unable to help as his life had not been "thrilling."
- Speaker's Chair Used in the United States House of Representatives in Philadelphia, 1790-1795 - This chair was made in the early 1790s for either the Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives or the President of the U.S. Senate, both bodies then located in Philadelphia. We believe that it was later used by the U.S. Supreme Court, along with three similar chairs, now at the Independence National Historical Park, Philadelphia.
- 1790-1795
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Speaker's Chair Used in the United States House of Representatives in Philadelphia, 1790-1795
This chair was made in the early 1790s for either the Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives or the President of the U.S. Senate, both bodies then located in Philadelphia. We believe that it was later used by the U.S. Supreme Court, along with three similar chairs, now at the Independence National Historical Park, Philadelphia.
- "Time," October 5-12, 2020 - This <em>Time</em> magazine cover honors Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who served on the Supreme Court from 1993 until her death in 2020 at age 87. She was known for advocating for women's rights, uniting the liberal justices, and wearing bejeweled collars over her judicial robes. This cover portrait features her famous "dissent collar," often worn when she disagreed with the Court's decision.
- October 01, 2020
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"Time," October 5-12, 2020
This Time magazine cover honors Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who served on the Supreme Court from 1993 until her death in 2020 at age 87. She was known for advocating for women's rights, uniting the liberal justices, and wearing bejeweled collars over her judicial robes. This cover portrait features her famous "dissent collar," often worn when she disagreed with the Court's decision.
- Portrait of Chief Justice Salmon Portland Chase, circa 1870 - Cartes-de-visite, small, professionally made photographs on cardboard stock, remained popular in the United States from the Civil War in the 1860s through the 1880s. Many were given to friends and loved ones, but enterprising photographers also produced images of famous individuals to sell to the collecting-crazed public. Celebrities, military officers and politicians, such as Chief Justice Salmon Chase, were popular subjects.
- circa 1870
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Portrait of Chief Justice Salmon Portland Chase, circa 1870
Cartes-de-visite, small, professionally made photographs on cardboard stock, remained popular in the United States from the Civil War in the 1860s through the 1880s. Many were given to friends and loved ones, but enterprising photographers also produced images of famous individuals to sell to the collecting-crazed public. Celebrities, military officers and politicians, such as Chief Justice Salmon Chase, were popular subjects.
- Portrait of Chief Justice Roger Brooke Taney, 1855-1860 -
- 1855-1860
- Collections - Artifact
Portrait of Chief Justice Roger Brooke Taney, 1855-1860