Tennessee v. John T. Scopes Trial: George Washington Rappleyea (left) and John Thomas Scopes (right)

ID: SIA RU007091 [SIA2008-1119]

Creator: Davis, Watson 1896-1967

Form/Genre: Black-and-white photographs

Date: 1925

Citation: Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 7091, Science Service Records, Image No. SIA2008-1119

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Summary

George Washington Rappleyea (left) and John Thomas Scopes (right), Dayton, Tennessee, June 1925. Rappleyea managed the Cumberland Coal & Iron Company, visible in the background. Scopes, the local high school's athletic coach and physics teacher, volunteered to be arrested for violating Tennessee's newly enacted law prohibiting teaching about evolution.

Subject

  • Rappleyea, Geo. W (George Washington) 1894-
  • Scopes, John Thomas
  • Scopes, John Thomas Trials, litigation, etc
  • Cumberland Coal and Iron Company

Notes

  • See also number SPI_5291
  • See also number 7091Davis33

Cite as

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 7091, Science Service Records, Image No. SIA2008-1119

Repository Loc.

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

Date

  • 1925
  • June 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
  • Copyright Not Evaluated

Topic

  • Creationism
  • Evolution

Place

Dayton (Tenn.)

Form/Genre

Black-and-white photographs

Local number

SIA RU007091 [SIA2008-1119]

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