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William Silverman Photographs, 1925

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Three men standing in front of Robinson’s Drugstore, Dayton, Tennessee, July 1925 [Image No. 2009-21072]

Collection ID:: SIA.FA10-042
Creators:: Silverman, William
Dates:: 1925
Languages:: English
Physical Description:: 0.26 cu. ft. (1 half document box) (0.01 non-standard size box)
Repository:: Smithsonian Institution Archives

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This accession consists of photographs and negatives taken by William Silverman at the 1925 Tennessee v. John T. Scopes anti-evolution trail in Dayton, Tennessee. Silverman, a Georgia Tech student traveled to the trial with his high school science teacher to witness the event. Included are several images of Clarence Darrow and William Jennings Bryan, including two photographs of the outdoor proceedings.

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Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 10-042, William Silverman Photographs

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Keyword Terms	Keyword Types
Scopes, John Thomas. -- Trials, litigation, etc.	Personal Name	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Darrow, Clarence, 1857-1938	Personal Name	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Bryan, William Jennings, 1860-1925	Personal Name	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Silverman, William	Personal Name	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Evolution (Biology)	Topic	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Black-and-white negatives	Genre/Form	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Black-and-white photographs	Genre/Form	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid

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