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DARROW, CLARENCE (1857-1938). Photographic reproduction inscribed and signed ("Clarence Darrow"), n.p., n.d. [circa 1935]. 263 x 210 mm. (10 3/8 x 7 15/16 in.) including margins; matted. A shoulder-length portrait, inscribed on the lower right corner: "Clarence Darrow To Herbert Clinton Branch With friendly regards Jan. 31st 1935."
"A passionate advocate of liberal causes, he defended Scopes (lot xxx) against a prosecution led by the great orator William Jennings Bryan. Though Darrow argued persuasively, he lost his case in what was regarded as a Pyrrhic victory for the anti-evolution forces, though the Bible-versus-Darwin debate has never really ended"--W.M.
"A passionate advocate of liberal causes, he defended Scopes (lot xxx) against a prosecution led by the great orator William Jennings Bryan. Though Darrow argued persuasively, he lost his case in what was regarded as a Pyrrhic victory for the anti-evolution forces, though the Bible-versus-Darwin debate has never really ended"--W.M.