Tuesday, July 19, 2005

Scopes Trial Photos Discovered


Sixty unpublished photos from the Scopes Monkey Trial 80 years ago, like this one of William Jennings Bryan being interrogated by Clarence Darrow, have been discovered in the archives of the Smithsonian Institution. They were taken by Watson Davis, managing editor of Science Service, who covered the trial, according to an AP report carried in today's Washington Post. The Smithsonian has placed a dozen of the photos on its website.