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SCOPES, JOHN T. (1900-1970). Photograph signed ("John T. Scopes"), n.p., n.d. [circa 1925]. 247 x 198 mm. (9 11/16 x 7 13/16 in.) including margins. A half-length portrait, signed on the lower portion of the image. Rare.
"A Tennessee schoolteacher blinking in the glaring light of a cause célèbre. The defendent in the famous "Monkey Trial" of 1925, he was charged with violating state law by teaching the theory of evolution. Defended by Clarence Darrow (see lot xxx), he was found guilty and fined $100"--W.M.
"A Tennessee schoolteacher blinking in the glaring light of a cause célèbre. The defendent in the famous "Monkey Trial" of 1925, he was charged with violating state law by teaching the theory of evolution. Defended by Clarence Darrow (see lot xxx), he was found guilty and fined $100"--W.M.