Courthouses

Illustration shows the circus-like atmosphere of the divorce proceedings of Anna Gould, holding a handful of “Incriminating Evidence” against her husband, and Boni de Castellane. Accompanying text describes the event in language that would be used to describe a wedding celebration.

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Comments and Context

At the turn of the last century, the American press and even satirical magazines like Puck — perhaps especially magazines like Puck — followed the doings and undoings of the socially prominent. The most prominent cartoonist of this genre was Charles Dana Gibson, creator of the Gibson Girls. His heroines were independent and assertive, and influenced a generation of women in turn. Ironically, in many of his cartoons and in real life, a number of American women, especially heiresses, were willing to trade their independence, and their fortunes, for the seductions of foreigners, titles, estates, and castles, even when many of the imported fortune-hunting dukes and counts were virtually bankrupt.

Theodore Roosevelt cannot attend the dedication of the Boone County, Indiana, courthouse on the Fourth of July.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1912-06-03

Vice President Roosevelt thanks W. H. Houghton and J. E. Tice for the invitation to speak at the open house for the new courthouse. He declines the invitation because he cannot undertake another engagement at this time.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1901-09-07

This memorandum provides a brief overview of the history of the United States Court for China, which was established in 1906. One major accomplishment of the court was the closing of a number of brothels, which were run by Americans or Europeans purporting to be Americans. This action, along with the high standards for admitting lawyers to the bar in this court, have worked to improve the image of Americans in China, although the court still lacks appropriate facilities. There are presently some charges against the Court, which the memorandum outlines as having primarily originated from Lorrin A. Andrews who, while admitted to the bar, has behaved unprofessionally.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-02-25

Print shows a southern vigilante holding a rope with a noose and a “Sheriff” holding a paper that states “2000 dollars must be paid by the county, for each lynching. Law of South Carolina.” An African American man cowers behind the sheriff. A large building labeled “Courthouse” is in the background. Caption: If motives of humanity and justice won’t stop them, may be this will.

Collection

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1899-06-14

A well-dressed Robert Green Ingersoll carries two large bags of money labeled “Counsel Fees” as he departs the “Washington Court House.” Exiting on the right side, wearing tattered clothing, are defendants Thomas Jefferson Brady and Stephen Wallace Dorsey.

Collection

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1883-06-20

Roscoe Conkling appears as a court jester during proceedings in “Surrogate’s Court – Hoyt Will Case.” Papers extending from his pocket state “There’s Millions in it” and “Fee.”

Collection

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1884-04-23

Several reporters for disreputable newspapers, such as “Reporter of the ‘Daily Sewer'” and “Reporter for the ‘Daily Garbage Barrel,'” are barred from entering a courthouse. Caption: The reporters of incorrigible scandal-mongering journals must be kept out of the criminal courts, or we shall have to keep the newspapers out of our homes.

Collection

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1885-06-03

Jay Gould is a spider on a web of “Western Union” telecommunication lines that extend from several utility poles and cover (ensnare) Justice atop a “Courthouse.”

Collection

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1885-07-22