Black Shrouds on Justice Jackson's Chair

Robert Houghwout Jackson, Supreme Court of the United States, Memorial, Mourning

October 12, 1954: At the U.S. Supreme Court following Justice Robert H. Jackson's death, black shrouds are draped as a sign of mourning on what had been his chair and his place on the court's bench.

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The Robert H. Jackson Center, AP Photo Collection

The Robert H. Jackson Center

October 12, 1954

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Robert H. Jackson Takes Oath As Supreme Court Justice

Robert Houghwout Jackson, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Charles E. Cropley, Irene Gerhardt Jackson, Mary Jackson, Washington D.C., Supreme Court of the United States, Oath, 1941, Henry Morgenthau, Jr.

July 11, 1941: Robert H. Jackson takes oath as Supreme Court Justice with President Roosevelt witnessing the ceremony. Robert Jackson (center) placed his hand on a bible and repeated the oath as Associated Justice of the Supreme Court. The ceremony was administered by Charles E. Cropley (right), Chief Clerk of the Court. Standing behind the president are Irene Jackson, daughter Mary (middle) and Henry Morgenthau, Jr.

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Associated Press

The Robert H. Jackson Center

July 11, 1941

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Justice Robert H. Jackson Receiving Pennsylvania Ambassador Award

Robert H. Jackson, Pressley H. McCance, Duquesne Heat & Light Co., Pittsburg PA, Corry PA, Pennsylvania Ambassador Award, Supreme Court

October 27, 1950: Justice Robert H. Jackson and Pressley H. McCance, president of the Duquesne Heat & Light Co., Pittsburgh, PA, at an awards banquet at the Hotel Corry in Corry, PA. McCance, representing Pennsylvania Governor James H. Duff, is presenting to Jackson the cast aluminum plaque that accompanied his selection to receive a Pennsylvania Ambassador Award, sponsored by the Pennsylvania State Chamber of Commerce, during Jackson’s native state’s 1950 “Pennsylvania Week.”

RHJ Papers, Library of Congress, Manuscript Division, Washington, D.C., Box 209, Folder 1.

The Robert H. Jackson Center

October 27, 1950

RHJ Papers, Library of Congress, Manuscript Division, Washington, D.C., Box 209, Folder 1.

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Betty King Scrapbook: page-30-item-1

Betty King Scrapbook: page-66-whole

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Betty King

The Robert H. Jackson Center, Betty King's scrapbook.

(Betty King, wife of Nuremberg prosecutor Henry T. King, created a scrapbook of photos, postcards, and memorabilia during her time as a military dependent in Nuremberg. After Betty's death, her family donated the scrapbook to the Robert H. Jackson Center in Jamestown, New York.)

The Robert H. Jackson Center, the family of Henry and Betty King

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The Robert H. Jackson Center, Betty King's scrapbook.

(Betty King, wife of Nuremberg prosecutor Henry T. King, created a scrapbook of photos, postcards, and memorabilia during her time as a military dependent in Nuremberg. After Betty's death, her family donated the scrapbook to the Robert H. Jackson Center in Jamestown, New York.)

The Robert H. Jackson Center, the family of Henry and Betty King

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Betty King Scrapbook: envelope-3-item-3-part1

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The Robert H. Jackson Center, the family of Henry and Betty King

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Betty King Scrapbook: page-63-whole

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Betty King

The Robert H. Jackson Center, Betty King's scrapbook.

(Betty King, wife of Nuremberg prosecutor Henry T. King, created a scrapbook of photos, postcards, and memorabilia during her time as a military dependent in Nuremberg. After Betty's death, her family donated the scrapbook to the Robert H. Jackson Center in Jamestown, New York.)

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Betty King Scrapbook: page-60-whole

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Betty King

The Robert H. Jackson Center, Betty King's scrapbook.

(Betty King, wife of Nuremberg prosecutor Henry T. King, created a scrapbook of photos, postcards, and memorabilia during her time as a military dependent in Nuremberg. After Betty's death, her family donated the scrapbook to the Robert H. Jackson Center in Jamestown, New York.)

The Robert H. Jackson Center, the family of Henry and Betty King

1940s, 1940's, post World War Two, post-WWII, 20th Century, Europe

Betty King Scrapbook: page-90-whole

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The Robert H. Jackson Center, Betty King's scrapbook.

(Betty King, wife of Nuremberg prosecutor Henry T. King, created a scrapbook of photos, postcards, and memorabilia during her time as a military dependent in Nuremberg. After Betty's death, her family donated the scrapbook to the Robert H. Jackson Center in Jamestown, New York.)

The Robert H. Jackson Center, the family of Henry and Betty King

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