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Tennessee v. John Thomas Scopes Trial Photographs

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During 1925, Watson Davis (1896-1967), Science Service managing editor, took numerous photographs...

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Tennessee v. John T. Scopes Trial: The seven scientists asked to testify for the defense standing in front of the Defense Mansion.

Tennessee v. John T. Scopes Trial: The seven scientists asked to testify for the defense standing in front of the Defense Mansion.

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Rural countryside near Dayton, Tennessee

Rural countryside near Dayton, Tennessee

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Tennessee v. John T. Scopes Trial: Cumberland Coal & Iron Company buildings, Dayton, Tennessee.

Tennessee v. John T. Scopes Trial: Cumberland Coal & Iron Company buildings, Dayton, Tennessee.

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Tennessee v. John T. Scopes Trial: Dayton, Tennessee, High School

Tennessee v. John T. Scopes Trial: Dayton, Tennessee, High School

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Tennessee v. John T. Scopes Trial: Ova Corvin ("Precious") Rappleyea, standing on steps of the Defense Mansion.

Tennessee v. John T. Scopes Trial: Ova Corvin ("Precious") Rappleyea, standing on steps of the Defense Mansion.

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Tennessee v. John T. Scopes Trial: Howard Gale Byrd, Charles Francis Potter, with Byrd's children John and Lillian, in front of Byrd's parsonage in Dayton, Tennessee.

Tennessee v. John T. Scopes Trial: Howard Gale Byrd, Charles Francis Potter, with Byrd's children John and Lillian, in front of Byrd's parsonage in Dayton, Tennessee.

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Tennessee v. John T. Scopes Trial: Dayton, Tennessee

Tennessee v. John T. Scopes Trial: Dayton, Tennessee

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Tennessee v. John T. Scopes Trial: Rhea County (Tennessee) Courthouse

Tennessee v. John T. Scopes Trial: Rhea County (Tennessee) Courthouse

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Tennessee v. John T. Scopes Trial: Rhea County (Tennessee) Courthouse

Tennessee v. John T. Scopes Trial: Rhea County (Tennessee) Courthouse

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Tennessee v. John T. Scopes Trial: Dayton, Tennessee

Tennessee v. John T. Scopes Trial: Dayton, Tennessee

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Tennessee v. John T. Scopes Trial: Dayton, Tennessee, High School

Tennessee v. John T. Scopes Trial: Dayton, Tennessee, High School

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Tennessee v. John T. Scopes Trial: John Thomas Scopes (l) and George Washington Rappleyea (r)

Tennessee v. John T. Scopes Trial: John Thomas Scopes (l) and George Washington Rappleyea (r)

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Tennessee v. John T. Scopes Trial: John Thomas Scopes

Tennessee v. John T. Scopes Trial: John Thomas Scopes

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Tennessee v. John T. Scopes Trial: Unidentified man in front of auto dealership, Dayton, Tennessee.

Tennessee v. John T. Scopes Trial: Unidentified man in front of auto dealership, Dayton, Tennessee.

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Tennessee v. John T. Scopes Trial: George Washington Rappleyea (l) and John Thomas Scopes (r)

Tennessee v. John T. Scopes Trial: George Washington Rappleyea (l) and John Thomas Scopes (r)

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Tennessee v. John T. Scopes Trial: Howard Gale Byrd, outside the Defense Mansion.

Tennessee v. John T. Scopes Trial: Howard Gale Byrd, outside the Defense Mansion.

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Tennessee v. John T. Scopes Trial: Outdoor proceedings on July 20, 1925, showing William Jennings Bryan and Clarence Darrow. [4 of 4 photos]

Tennessee v. John T. Scopes Trial: Outdoor proceedings on July 20, 1925, showing William Jennings Bryan and Clarence Darrow. [4 of 4 photos]

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Tennessee v. John T. Scopes Trial: George Washington Rappleyea

Tennessee v. John T. Scopes Trial: George Washington Rappleyea

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

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

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Tennessee v. John T. Scopes Trial: Ova Corvin ("Precious") Rappleyea (married to George Rappleyea).

Tennessee v. John T. Scopes Trial: Ova Corvin ("Precious") Rappleyea (married to George Rappleyea).

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Tennessee v. John T. Scopes Trial: Doris Stevens (married to Dudley Field Malone).

Tennessee v. John T. Scopes Trial: Doris Stevens (married to Dudley Field Malone).

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Tennessee v. John T. Scopes Trial: Group of men walking.

Tennessee v. John T. Scopes Trial: Group of men walking.

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Tennessee v. John T. Scopes Trial: Main Street, Dayton, Tennessee.

Tennessee v. John T. Scopes Trial: Main Street, Dayton, Tennessee.

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Tennessee v. John T. Scopes Trial: Downtown Dayton, Tennessee.

Tennessee v. John T. Scopes Trial: Downtown Dayton, Tennessee.

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Tennessee v. John T. Scopes Trial: Main Street, Dayton, Tennessee.

Tennessee v. John T. Scopes Trial: Main Street, Dayton, Tennessee.

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Tennessee v. John T. Scopes Trial: F.E. Robinson's Drugstore, Main Street, Dayton, Tennessee.

Tennessee v. John T. Scopes Trial: F.E. Robinson's Drugstore, Main Street, Dayton, Tennessee.

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Tennessee v. John T. Scopes Trial: F.E. Robinson's Drugstore, Main Street, Dayton, Tennessee.

Tennessee v. John T. Scopes Trial: F.E. Robinson's Drugstore, Main Street, Dayton, Tennessee.

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Tennessee v. John T. Scopes Trial: George Washington Rappleyea

Tennessee v. John T. Scopes Trial: George Washington Rappleyea

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Tennessee v. John T. Scopes Trial: George Washington Rappleyea

Tennessee v. John T. Scopes Trial: George Washington Rappleyea

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Tennessee v. John T. Scopes Trial: Howard Gale Byrd, standing by the Dayton Methodist Episcopal Church (North) sign.

Tennessee v. John T. Scopes Trial: Howard Gale Byrd, standing by the Dayton Methodist Episcopal Church (North) sign.

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Tennessee v. John T. Scopes Trial: Group on steps of Dayton Methodist Episcopal Church (North), Dayton, Tennessee.

Tennessee v. John T. Scopes Trial: Group on steps of Dayton Methodist Episcopal Church (North), Dayton, Tennessee.

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Tennessee v. John T. Scopes Trial: Group on steps of Dayton Methodist Episcopal Church (North), Dayton, Tennessee.

Tennessee v. John T. Scopes Trial: Group on steps of Dayton Methodist Episcopal Church (North), Dayton, Tennessee.

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Tennessee v. John T. Scopes Trial: Andrewena Robinson Davis

Tennessee v. John T. Scopes Trial: Andrewena Robinson Davis

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Tennessee v. John T. Scopes Trial: Publisher E. Haldeman-Julius, standing in front of the Defense Mansion.

Tennessee v. John T. Scopes Trial: Publisher E. Haldeman-Julius, standing in front of the Defense Mansion.

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Tennessee v. John T. Scopes Trial: Unidentified man, Defense Mansion in background.

Tennessee v. John T. Scopes Trial: Unidentified man, Defense Mansion in background.

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Tennessee v. John T. Scopes Trial: Outdoor proceedings on July 20, 1925, showing William Jennings Bryan and Clarence Darrow. [3 of 4 photos]

Tennessee v. John T. Scopes Trial: Outdoor proceedings on July 20, 1925, showing William Jennings Bryan and Clarence Darrow. [3 of 4 photos]

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Tennessee v. John T. Scopes Trial: Outdoor proceedings on July 20, 1925, showing William Jennings Bryan and Clarence Darrow. [2 of 4 photos]

Tennessee v. John T. Scopes Trial: Outdoor proceedings on July 20, 1925, showing William Jennings Bryan and Clarence Darrow. [2 of 4 photos]

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Tennessee v. John T. Scopes Trial: Outdoor proceedings on July 20, 1925, showing William Jennings Bryan and Clarence Darrow. [1 of 4 photos]

Tennessee v. John T. Scopes Trial: Outdoor proceedings on July 20, 1925, showing William Jennings Bryan and Clarence Darrow. [1 of 4 photos]

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Tennessee v. John T. Scopes Trial: Privies outside the Rhea County (Tennessee) courthouse with "Read Your Bible" sign.

Tennessee v. John T. Scopes Trial: Privies outside the Rhea County (Tennessee) courthouse with "Read Your Bible" sign.

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William Jennings Bryan in the courtroom at the Scopes trial, Dayton, Tennessee, July 1925.

William Jennings Bryan in the courtroom at the Scopes trial, Dayton, Tennessee, July 1925.

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Clarence S. Darrow interrogating William Jennings Bryan, Scopes trial, Dayton, Tennessee, July 20, 1925.

Clarence S. Darrow interrogating William Jennings Bryan, Scopes trial, Dayton, Tennessee, July 20, 1925.

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Clarence S. Darrow (center) standing near Rhea County Courthouse with unidentified man (left) and Gordon McKenzie (right), Dayton, Tennessee, probably July 20, 1925.

Clarence S. Darrow (center) standing near Rhea County Courthouse with unidentified man (left) and Gordon McKenzie (right), Dayton, Tennessee, probably July 20, 1925.

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Arthur Garfield Hays reading the scientists’ testimony into the record, Scopes trial, Dayton, Tennessee, July 20, 1925.

Arthur Garfield Hays reading the scientists’ testimony into the record, Scopes trial, Dayton, Tennessee, July 20, 1925.

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Three men standing in front of Robinson’s Drugstore, Dayton, Tennessee, July 1925.

Three men standing in front of Robinson’s Drugstore, Dayton, Tennessee, July 1925.

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Clarence S. Darrow walking with unidentified man, Dayton, Tennessee, July 1925.

Clarence S. Darrow walking with unidentified man, Dayton, Tennessee, July 1925.

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Unidentified man, Dayton, Tennessee, July 1925.

Unidentified man, Dayton, Tennessee, July 1925.

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Clarence S. Darrow talking with group of men, Dayton, Tennessee, July 1925.

Clarence S. Darrow talking with group of men, Dayton, Tennessee, July 1925.

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Unidentified young woman, Dayton, Tennessee, July 1925.

Unidentified young woman, Dayton, Tennessee, July 1925.

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College student William Silverman (at right), standing with his former high school teacher, Creed F. Bates Jr., on the lawn of the Rhea County Courthouse, Dayton, Tennessee, July 1925.

College student William Silverman (at right), standing with his former high school teacher, Creed F. Bates Jr., on the lawn of the Rhea County Courthouse, Dayton, Tennessee, July 1925.

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Winterton Conway Curtis (1875-1966)

Winterton Conway Curtis (1875-1966)

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William Marion Goldsmith (1888-1955)

William Marion Goldsmith (1888-1955)

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(seated left to right): Anton Julius Carlson, Kirtley Mather, Forest Ray Moulton, Harlow Shapley; (standing left to right): Edmund Ware Sinnott, George Alfred Baitsel, Fernandus Payne, Karl Lark-Horovitz, Walter Richard Miles, Elvin Charles Stakman

(seated left to right): Anton Julius Carlson, Kirtley Mather, Forest Ray Moulton, Harlow Shapley; (standing left to right): Edmund Ware Sinnott, George Alfred Baitsel, Fernandus Payne, Karl Lark-Horovitz, Walter Richard Miles, Elvin Charles Stakman

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Maynard Mayo Metcalf (1868-1940)

Maynard Mayo Metcalf (1868-1940)

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Jacob Goodale Lipman (1874-1939)

Jacob Goodale Lipman (1874-1939)

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Fay-Cooper Cole (1881-1961)

Fay-Cooper Cole (1881-1961)

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Wilbur Armistead Nelson (1889-1969)

Wilbur Armistead Nelson (1889-1969)

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Winterton Conway Curtis (1875-1969)

Winterton Conway Curtis (1875-1969)

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Group of lawyers, scientists, and supporters assembled during the Scopes anti-evolution trial, Dayton, Tennessee, July 1925.

Group of lawyers, scientists, and supporters assembled during the Scopes anti-evolution trial, Dayton, Tennessee, July 1925.

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Fay-Cooper Cole (1881-1961)

Fay-Cooper Cole (1881-1961)

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Charles Hubbard Judd (1873-1946)

Charles Hubbard Judd (1873-1946)

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William Allison Kepner (1875-1971)

William Allison Kepner (1875-1971)

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Kirtley Fletcher Mather (1888-1978) and Edmund Ezra Day (1883-1951)

Kirtley Fletcher Mather (1888-1978) and Edmund Ezra Day (1883-1951)

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Kirtley Fletcher Mather (1888-1978)

Kirtley Fletcher Mather (1888-1978)

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Kirtley Fletcher Mather (1888-1978)

Kirtley Fletcher Mather (1888-1978)

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Maynard Mayo Metcalf (1868-1940)

Maynard Mayo Metcalf (1868-1940)

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Wilbur Armistead Nelson (1889-1969)

Wilbur Armistead Nelson (1889-1969)

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Wilbur Armistead Nelson (1889-1969)

Wilbur Armistead Nelson (1889-1969)

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Horatio Hackett Newman (1875-1957)

Horatio Hackett Newman (1875-1957)

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Horatio Hackett Newman (1875-1957)

Horatio Hackett Newman (1875-1957)

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Jacob Goodale Lipman (1874-1939)

Jacob Goodale Lipman (1874-1939)

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Jacob Goodale Lipman (1874-1939)

Jacob Goodale Lipman (1874-1939)

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Jacob Goodale Lipman (1874-1939)

Jacob Goodale Lipman (1874-1939)

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Jacob Goodale Lipman (1874-1939)

Jacob Goodale Lipman (1874-1939)

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