Photograph of Mary Mooney attending the trial of the Scottsboro boys

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This gelatin silver print depicts a black and white image of Mary Mooney with a group of people attending the Scottsboro Trial. Mooney is standing in the center of the group and wears a long, dark-colored pea coat with fur at the collar. The woman on the left is also wearing a long, dark-colored pea coat with light-colored fur around the collar. The man next to her is standing on steps that lead to a building not captured in the photograph. He is wearing a three piece suit and is holding a hat in his hands. The two men standing on the right are both wearing three piece suits. All pictured are dressed in formal outerwear; there are two wide steps on which the man on the far left is standing. He is wearing a suit and is holding a hat in his hand.

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