Photo Usage: May 2010
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United State Supreme Court Building
A brief explanation of its location:
The Supreme Court, was initially to be situated at current day
Judiciary Square. L'Enfant didn't have as clear an understanding of
the role of the Court under the Constitution as he did of the
President and the Congress. His suggested placement for the Court was
still along the "power corridor" on a hill, between the
executive and legislative buildings, where the court could
symbolically "oversee" the avenue and the other two branches
of government. The Court's role wasn't fully defined until the early
1800's under Chief Justice Marshall and the original location was
never developed as the site of the new Federal Court. For many years,
the Supreme Court was located on the lower floors of the Capitol. It
wasn't until the 1920's that a new Supreme Court building was erected
on the site where it sits today. The building's grandeur and size
compensate for the fact that it is not located directly on the
"power corridor."
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Scott Hensley 18 months ago | reply
Thanks again for keeping this image available. I used it with credit to "dbking" on a post for Shots, NPR's health blog, about the Supreme Court taking up health overhaul. If you're interested you can see it here.
jesse wells 17 months ago | reply
Hey dbking, we at Thomas Jefferson Memorial Foundation are planning on using this image for a website attached to www.monticello.org entitled Liberty Today - we are happy to attribute it to you in the caption. Thanks!
Collin Rose 12 months ago | reply
Dbking,
Great photo! I am planning on using it on a website for the ACLU of Georgia. I will make sure to caption it to you and link the image back.
Thanks
Collin
TeeniTJ 11 months ago | reply
This is gorgeous, thank you for sharing it! We'd love to use it on our blog about the impact of the health care ruling on children and youth. We'll attribute it to you and link it back to the original.
Best,
Tara James
SparkAction (www.sparkaction.org)