Mabel Willebrandt seated in her law office, reading a book at a desk covered with papers and books.
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Mabel Willebrandt, half-length portrait (1920-1940)

Library of Congress biographical-file photograph of Mabel Willebrandt seated in her law office, reading at a desk covered with papers and books. The Library's title is devised and the date spans 1920-1940.

Date
1920/1940
Kind
photograph
Retrieved
2026-10-11
Rights
The Library of Congress item record states: "No known restrictions on publication." Collection: Biographical File. Call number: BIOG FILE - Willebrandt, Mabel [item] [P&P]. Reproduction number: LC-DIG-ds-00643 (digital file from original photograph) ; LC-USZ62-139144 (b&w film copy neg.). The record also notes an Underwood & Underwood copyright; the rights statement above is the one this archive relies on.

The Library of Congress title is “[Mabel Willebrandt, half length portrait, seated, facing left].” The Library devised the title and dates the item between 1920 and 1940. The photograph shows Willebrandt seated in her law office, reading a book at a desk covered with papers and books.

The record does not state her role as Assistant Attorney General; other records filed here do (a 1929 Harris & Ewing photograph of her successor being sworn in, and the 1927 Supreme Court brief in United States v. Sullivan). The record notes an Underwood & Underwood copyright; the rights statement quoted above is the one this archive relies on. The copy stored here is the Library of Congress service JPEG.