Photograph of Mertie West looking towards the United States Supreme Court Building from the south. Mertie West stands in the foreground at center alongside East Capitol Street NE. She stands with her back to the camera. East Capitol Street NE stretches ahead of her on a slight upward angle from left to right. On the far side of the street, hedges and trees line the Supreme Court Building's lawn. Beyond the hedges, the west facade of the Supreme Court Building rises, off-center to the left. The neoclassical building is viewed at an angle from the front and the side, facing left. A columned portico juts forward from the center of the building. It is capped by a sculpted pediment. The building's wings stretch out to either side of the west porch. The right wing is obscured by trees. Two sculpted, seated figures extend out from the porch and flank its steps.