Photograph of R.S. Turner, train conductor, at the Scottsboro Boys trial

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This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

This gelatin silver print depicts a black and white image of R.S. Turner on the witness stand during the Scottsboro trial. He is seated in a chair and is holding a model train in his hands. The chair he sits on is elevated on a platform. There are other men present in the shot; some to the left are seated behind a tall wooden bench (potential expansion of the judge's bench) while others to the right are seated behind a table. The men in the background are out of focus. On the back of the print, there is a browned piece of paper adhered with tape which details, in black typed text, the AP credit line and caption. A stamp stating the terms of use for the photograph appears above the paper. The words [Scotsboro case] is handwritten in cursive on the top left side of the back of the photograph.

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