Arthur Garfield Hays reading the scientists' testimony into the record, Scopes trial, Dayton, Tennessee

Summary

On Monday afternoon, Judge John T. Raulston declared that court would adjourn to where the temperature might be cooler and spectators accommodated more safely. When court resumed on a platform outside the courthouse, defense attorney Hays continued reading the defense experts' sworn affidavits into the record (the judge had refused to allow them to testify in person). Visible on the courthouse wall is one of many "Read Your Bible" signs hung in Dayton throughout the trial. Attorney Dudley Field Malone can be seen behind Hays.

Subject

• Scopes, John Thomas Trials, litigation, etc
• Raulston, John T
• Hays, Arthur Garfield 1881-1954
• Malone, Dudley Field 1880-

Notes

See also number SPI_6050

Cite as

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 10-042, Image No. 2009-21079

Repository Loc.

Smithsonian Institution Archives Capital Gallery, Suite 3000, MRC 507; 600 Maryland Avenue, SW; Washington, DC 20024-2520

Date

• 1925
• July 20, 1925

Restrictions & Rights

• No access restrictions Many of SIA's holdings are located off-site, and advance notice is recommended to consult a collection. Please email the SIA Reference Team at osiaref@si.edu
• No Known Copyright Restrictions

Topic

Evolution

Form/Genre

Black-and-white negatives

Local number

SIA Acc. 10-042 [2009-21079]

Physical description

Cellulose nitrate film; 120mm;

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