Standing, left to right: William J. Brennan, Jr., Tom C. Clark, John M. Harlan, Charles E. Whittaker. Seated: William O. Douglas, Hugo L. Black, Earl Warren, Felix Frankfurter, and Harold Burton
The Justices' wives. Standing, left to right: Mrs. Brennan, Mrs. Clark, Mrs. Harlan, Mrs. Whittaker. Seated: Mrs. Douglas, Mrs. Black, Mrs. Warren, Mrs. Burton. Empty chair is for Mrs. Frankfurter (shown below)
Mrs. Frankfurter was ill an unable to pose for the picture.
This was a "first" of its kind photo shoot arranged by Good Housekeeping magazine and they gave permission for a number of newspapers to publish as well. The ladies with "no fuss" and "graciousness" agreed to assemble in the Supreme Court for the photo session. Among themselves, they decided to wear formal gowns.
