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Fred Parks Law Library
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South Texas College of Law Houston/Fred Parks Law Library/The Fred Parks Law Library Archive Images/Tower Dedication May 2, 1984

Tower Dedication May 2, 1984

U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice William Rehnquist (later Chief Justice – far left) cuts the ribbon at the tower building dedication on May 2, 1984. Also, (from left to right) Dean Garland Walker, Texas Supreme Court Chief Justice Jack Pope, and Texas First Court of Appeals Chief Justice Frank G. Evans.