The Courts

A sepia-toned 1832 courtroom scene showing men in frock coats during a legal proceeding.
A monochrome 1930s photograph of a migrant family's overloaded car on a dusty California road.
A crowded 1988 municipal chamber in Yonkers, New York, during a heated city council debate over federal housing orders.
A large crowd of protesters gathers in front of the Connecticut State Capitol in 1991 to oppose the new state income tax.
A group of 19th-century delegates in frock coats debate constitutional reforms inside a wood-paneled hall in 1835.