Bruce Guthrie Photos: DC -- Supreme Court Building -- Exhibitions

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Description of Pictures: Various exhibitions including:

Woman on the Supreme Court:
Justice Sandra Day O’Connor was appointed to the Supreme Court by President Ronald Reagan, and served from 1981 until 2006. Beginning with her childhood growing up on her family’s ranch, the exhibition recalls her life before joining the Supreme Court, her service and accomplishments on the Court, and her continuing legacy off the Court.
Following her retirement from the Court on January 31, 2006, Justice O’Connor has continued her judicial service by hearing cases in the United States Courts of Appeals. In recognition of her lifetime accomplishments, President Barack Obama awarded Justice O’Connor with the Nation’s highest civilian honor, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, on August 12, 2009. This medal, along with portraits, sculpture and personal items such as her Bench chair and judicial robe, help illuminate her story.

John A. Campbell: In Pursuit of Peace:
Highlighting a letter from John A. Campbell to Benjamin R. Curtis, dated July 20, 1865, this exhibit explores the life of a Supreme Court Justice during the Civil War. Campbell resigned from the Court in 1861 and served as Assistant Secretary of War for the Confederacy. Writing from prison in Fort Pulaski, Georgia, Campbell thanks his former Supreme Court colleague for assisting in his release. Excerpts of the letter highlight Campbell’s story. Beginning with the start of the Civil War, his work for the Confederacy and the operations of the Confederate government are described in great detail.

Recent Acquisitions: Portraits by Yousuf Karsh
In late 2012, the estate of portrait photographer Yousuf Karsh donated thirteen prints to the Supreme Court's collection, six of which are shown here. All were taken in 1963 as part of the same project as the three framed prints on the wall above, the book "The Warren Court" by Karsh and author John P. Frank.

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1. SCX_130214_008.JPG: John A. Campbell: On July 20, 1865, John A. Campbell, who had resigned from the Supreme Court at the start of the Civil War, wrote a letter to his former colleague Benjamin R. Curtis from a Union prison in Georgia. Imprisoned at the close of the war for his service to the Confederacy, Campbell pleaded to his friend to aid in his release. Starting his case, he accounted for his actions over the course of the war and his efforts to seek a peaceful resolution to the conflict. Campbell's letter was recently acquired by the Supreme Court Historical Society for the Collection of the Supreme Court.
2. SCX_130214_014.JPG: In Pursuit of Peace: Among the brightest legal minds of their generation, Curtis and Campbell rose to the Supreme Court early in their careers. Both, however, had short tenures. Curtis, a native of Massachusetts, was one of the dissenters in Dred Scott v Sandford (1857), and resigned later that year. Campbell left in 1861 to return to Alabama, shortly after the outbreak of the war. Despite their differences, the two remained friends. Like many stories of the Civil War, Campbell's letter illuminates the divisions throughout America as it engaged in a war between brothers, yet highlights the bonds that reunited the Nation. Excerpts from the twenty page letter featured below illustrate Campbell's journey through the war and the inner workings of the Confederacy.
3. SCX_130214_058.JPG: Bar Admission Certificate presented to "Mrs. John Jay O'Connor," admitting her as an Attorney and Counselor of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, 1953.
4. SCX_130214_069.JPG: Bar Admission Certificate presented to Sandra Day O'Connor, admitting her as an Attorney and Counselor of the Supreme Court of the State of Arizona, 1957.
5. SCX_130214_097.JPG: Recent Acquisitions: Portraits by Yousuf Karsh: In late 2012, the estate of portrait photographer Yousuf Karsh donated thirteen prints to the Supreme Court's collection, six of which are shown here. All were taken in 1963 as part of the same project as the three framed prints on the wall above, the book "The Warren Court" by Karsh and author John P. Frank.
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2013 photos: So far, my camera is mostly the Fuji X-S1 but, depending on the event, I'm also using a Nikon D7000 and Nikon D600. Trips this year have been limited to a Civil War Trust conference in Memphis.
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