Object Details
Subject
Bryan, William Jennings 1860-1925
Davis, Watson
Darrow, Clarence 1857-1938
Hays, Arthur Garfield 1881-1954
Malone, Dudley Field 1882-1950
Neal, John R 1876-1959
Scopes, John Thomas
Science Service
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
Date
July 20, 1925
20th century
Standard number
SIA2007-0123 and 2002-26202
Restrictions & Rights
No restrictions
Type
Photographic print
Group, candid
Physical description
Number of Images: 1; Color: Black and White; Size: 10w x 8h; Type of Image: Group, candid; Medium: Photographic print
Place
United States
Rhea County (Tenn.)
Tennessee
Data Source
Smithsonian Archives - History Div
Topic
Actions and defenses
Civil rights
Civil rights movements--History
Constitutional law
Creationism
Educators
Evolution--Study and teaching--Law and legislation
Modernist-fundamentalist controversy
Religion and science
Tennessee
Record ID
siris_sic_11723