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United Press International [Wire photo of Thurgood Marshall]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09741.05 Author/Creator: United Press International Place Written: Washington, D.C. Type: Photograph Date: 02 October 1967 Pagination: 1 photograph ; 20.5 x 25.1 cm. Order a Copy

One wirephoto entitled, "Washington" taken by United Press International dated October 2, 1967. Image is of Thurgood Marshall, from the shoulders up. Wire transfer information states that the image was taken the moment before he took a seat on the Supreme Court.

Marshall, Thurgood, 1908-1993

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