An excerpt from “The Luzerne County Court House,” The American Architect, September 15, 1909:

The Orphans’ Court room is wainscoted with English veined white Italian marble in the form of panels, with stiles and rails of Blanco P. The columns are of Breche violette, the woodwork of mahogany. This room is also decorated with a mural painting, similarly located to those in the other court rooms; the work of Charles L. Hinton, entitled “The Symbols of Life.”