Rare Historical Photos of Yale Law School’s Students in 1877

Yale Law School is a law school of Yale University, located in New Haven, Connecticut. Founded in 1824, it has consistently been ranked as the top law school in the United States by U.S. News & World Report since the magazine began publishing rankings in the 1980s. Yale Law has produced many prominent figures in law and politics, such as former U.S. presidents Gerald Ford and Bill Clinton and former U.S. secretary of state and presidential candidate Hillary Clinton.

Among its graduates, a relatively high percentage (9%) choose careers in academia within five years of graduation, while a relatively low percentage (46%) choose to work in law firms. Since the 1930s, Yale Law has also stressed the importance of government service, both among faculty and students.

Below are some historical photos of students of Yale Law School in 1877.

#1 Francis Wayland III (1826-1904), dean of Yale Law School (1873-1903)

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#2 Jurist and law professor Simeon Eben Baldwin (1840-1927), an outstanding law professor for 50 years at the Yale Law School (1869-1919)

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#3 Albert Marion Tallmadge (1854-1905), Yale Law School, 1877

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#4 Alfred Newton Wheeler (1855-1937), Yale Law School, 1877

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#5 Alvin Driggs Ayres (1855-?), Yale Law School, 1877

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#6 Arthur Gordon Bill (1856-1935), Yale Law School, 1877

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#7 Charles George Root (1855-1928), Yale Law School, 1877

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#8 Charles Rowland Dudley (1853-1921), Yale Law School, 1877

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#9 Edward Henry Rogers (1854-1917), Yale Law School, 1877

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#10 Edward Lee Linsley (1858-1900), Yale Law School, 1877

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#11 Frank Henry Willenborg (1853-?), Yale Law School, 1877

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#12 George Rufus Cooley (1851-1920), Yale Law School, 1877

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#13 Granville Moss White (1855-1931), Yale Law School, 1877

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#14 Hamilton Mercer Wright (1852-1933), Yale Law School, 1877

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#15 James Henry Webb (1854-1924), Yale Law School, 1877

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#16 John B. Kendrick (1852-1931), Yale Law School, 1877

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#17 John Parker Bronk (1855-1904), Yale Law School, 1877

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#18 Lawyer, miner, lumberman, street railway worker, and hotel clerk, Carlton Fyler Drake (1857-1935), Yale Law School, 1877

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#19 Leverett Camp Hinman (1856-1907), Yale Law School, 1877

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#20 Theodore Salisbury Woolsey (1852-1929), Yale Law School, 1877

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#21 Timothy Dwight Davenport (1854-1918), Yale Law School, 1877

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#22 William Griggs Butler (1857-1909), Yale Law School, 1877

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#23 William Joseph Mills (1849-1915), Yale Law School, 1877

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