Clarence S. Darrow interrogating William Jennings Bryan, Scopes trial, Dayton, Tennessee

ID: SIA Acc. 10-042 [2009-21077]

Creator: Silverman, William

Form/Genre: Black-and-white negatives

Date: 1925

Citation: Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 10-042, Image No. 2009-21077

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Summary

When Arthur Garfield Hays finished reading the scientists' statements, Clarence S. Darrow asked that the "Read Your Bible" sign be removed. Hays then called William Jennings Bryan to the stand and Darrow began one of the most famous examinations in American jurisprudence. The defense team sits directly behind Darrow (visible, from left, are: Dudley Field Malone, his arm on railing; Hays; and Scopes's Tennessee attorney John R. Neal).

Subject

  • Malone, Dudley Field 1880-
  • Scopes, John Thomas Trials, litigation, etc
  • Hays, Arthur Garfield 1881-1954
  • Darrow, Clarence 1857-1938
  • Bryan, William Jennings 1860-1925
  • Neal, John Randolph 1876-1959

Notes

See also number SPI_6051

Cite as

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 10-042, Image No. 2009-21077

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

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  • No Known Copyright Restrictions

Topic

Evolution

Form/Genre

Black-and-white negatives

Local number

SIA Acc. 10-042 [2009-21077]

Physical description

Cellulose nitrate film; 120mm

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