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Subject:
Bryan, William Jennings 1860-1925  Search this
Davis, Watson  Search this
Darrow, Clarence 1857-1938  Search this
Hays, Arthur Garfield 1881-1954  Search this
Malone, Dudley Field 1882-1950  Search this
Neal, John R 1876-1959  Search this
Scopes, John Thomas  Search this
Science Service  Search this
Physical description:
Number of Images: 1; Color: Black and White; Size: 10w x 8h; Type of Image: Group, candid; Medium: Photographic print
Type:
Photographic print
Group, candid
Place:
United States
Rhea County (Tenn.)
Tennessee
Date:
July 20, 1925
20th century
Category:
Historic Images of the Smithsonian
Notes:
Watson Davis (1896-1967), who became Science Service managing editor in 1923, took photographs when covering the Scopes trial as a reporter. Science Service is a Washington, D.C.-based organization founded in 1921 for the promotion of science writing and information about science in the media.
Summary:
William Jennings Bryan (seated at left) being interrogated by Clarence Seward Darrow, during the trial of the State of Tennessee vs. John Thomas Scopes, July 20, 1925. That Monday afternoon, because of the extreme heat, Judge Raulston moved court proceedings outdoors. The session was held on a platform that had been erected at the front of the Rhea County Courthouse to accommodate ministers who wanted to preach during the time of the trial. Defense lawyers for Scopes (John R. Neal, Arthur Garfield Hays, and Dudley Field Malone) are visible seated to the extreme right. One of the men at left, with his back to the photographer, appears to be Scopes. The court reporters are seated at the table.
Contained within:
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 7091, Box 405, Folder 18
Contact information:
Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu
Topic:
Actions and defenses  Search this
Civil rights  Search this
Civil rights movements--History  Search this
Constitutional law  Search this
Creationism  Search this
Educators  Search this
Evolution--Study and teaching--Law and legislation  Search this
Modernist-fundamentalist controversy  Search this
Religion and science  Search this
Tennessee  Search this
Standard number:
SIA2007-0123 and 2002-26202
Restrictions & Rights:
No restrictions
Data Source:
Smithsonian Archives - History Div
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sic_11723