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Associated Press Confirmation Delayed

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09741.01 Author/Creator: Associated Press Place Written: New York, New York Type: Photograph Date: April 30, 1961 Pagination: 1 photograph Height: 20.5 cm, Width: 12.2 cm Order a Copy

One wirephoto entitled, "Confirmation Delayed," taken by the Associated Press dated April 30, 1961. Image is a press portrait of Thurgood Marshall. Wire transfer information states that Marshall's Supreme Court confirmation had been delayed.

Marshall, Thurgood, 1908-1993

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