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Sunday morning. Dayton, Tennessee. This was the town in which the famous Scopes trial (Darrow vs. Bryan) was held

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ArtistDorothea Lange (American, 1895–1965)
TitleSunday morning. Dayton, Tennessee. This was the town in which the famous Scopes trial (Darrow vs. Bryan) was held
DateJuly 1936
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 9 9/16 × 7 5/8 in. (24.3 × 19.4 cm)
Sheet: 9 15/16 × 8 1/16 in. (25.3 × 20.5 cm)
Credit LineHenry Holmes Smith Archive, Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University
Accession Number79.200.XX.8.21
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A vertical black-and-white photograph depicts seven people walking out of a tall church. They are dressed in formal clothing and hats, and a car is parked in front.

A vertical black-and-white photograph depicts seven people walking out of a tall church. They are dressed in formal clothing and hats, and a car is parked in front.

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