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  • Correspondence from R. M. Rhea to G. R. Rutledge, June 14, 1864
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    Civil Wars; War; Correspondence
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    Letter from Robert M. Rhea to G. R. Rutledge recounting the details of the death of Robert Rutledge at Drury's Bluff, Virginia.
  • Civilian Life in the Civil War
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  • Photograph of William B. Morgan, Union veteran
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    William B. Morgan, veteran, 6th Tennessee Mounted Infantry. Personal letters from Morgan may be found in "A Personal Look at the Civil War in Rhea and Meigs Counties, Tennessee," published by the Rhea County Historical and Genealogical Society....
  • Looking Back - The Civil War in Tennessee
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  • Southern Cross of Honor medal
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    Medal awarded to veterans by the United Daughters of the Confederacy (UDC). The item belonged to James Mason Jewell, who was in Co. E, 26th Tenn Inf. Regt., CSA. His future wife, Mary Ann McDonald, worked with Rhea County women during the war. See...
  • Looking Back - The Civil War in Tennessee
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  • Rhea County Courthouse in Dayton
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    Courthouses; Clock towers
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    Courthouse in Dayton, Tennessee
  • The Scopes 'Monkey' Trial
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  • Scopes Trial Spectators on the Courthouse Lawn
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    Courthouses; Spectators; Signs (Notices)
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    People gathered outside the courthouse listening to the Scopes trial proceedings from speakers. A sign says, "Read Your Bible."
  • The Scopes 'Monkey' Trial
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  • Rhea County Courthouse
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    Courthouses
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    Rhea County Courthouse in Dayton, Tennessee is pictured.
  • Tennessee Postcard Collection
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  • Bugle
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    Bugle carried by William B. Morgan, Co. B, 6th Tennessee Mounted Infantry. Morgan was from Morgan Springs, Tennessee (Rhea County).
  • Looking Back - The Civil War in Tennessee
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  • Maggini (copy) violin
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    Violin belonged to Union soldier, William B. Morgan, Company B, 6th Tennessee Mounted Infantry. Morgan was from Morgan Springs, Tennessee (Rhea County).
  • Looking Back - The Civil War in Tennessee
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  • J.W. Howard Petition
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    Petitions; Religious fundamentalism; Creation; Biology; Evolution; Sunday schools; Methodist churches; Correspondence
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    A one page, typed petition to Governor Austin Peay in support of Tennessee's anti-evolution law. The letter is on the letterhead of the Sunday school teacher, J.W. Howard.
  • The Scopes 'Monkey' Trial
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  • Sue K. Hicks interview -- part B
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    Trials, litigation, etc.
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    Excerpt of a video interview with Sue K. Hicks in which he gives his impressions of William Jennings Bryan.
  • The Scopes 'Monkey' Trial
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  • Clarence Darrow and William Jennings Bryan
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    Lawyers; Trials, litigation, etc.
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    William Jennings Bryan, seated on the left, facing Clarence Darrow with one foot resting on the seat of a chair.
  • The Scopes 'Monkey' Trial
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  • John Scopes and his defense lawyers
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    Lawyers
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    John T. Scopes standing between his defenders, Dudley Field Malone and Clarence Darrow.
  • The Scopes 'Monkey' Trial
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  • Scopes Trial "Monkey Business" Cartoon
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    Monkeys; Organ grinders; Cartoons (Commentary); Trials, litigation, etc.
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    Cartoon showing an organ grinder as Dayton, Tennessee, the organ as the Scopes Trial, and the monkey collecting all of the publicity and money.
  • The Scopes 'Monkey' Trial
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  • Scopes Trial in Session
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    Courtrooms; Juries; Judicial proceedings
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    View of the Scopes Trial courtroom and jury just before the verdict.
  • The Scopes 'Monkey' Trial
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  • Robinson's Drugstore in Dayton
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    Drugstores
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    Interior view of Robinson's Drugstore
  • The Scopes 'Monkey' Trial
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  • Dayton Leaders in Robinson's Drugstore
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    Drugstores; Men
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    Interior view of Robinson's Drugstore. Shown are George W. Rappelyea, Walter White, Clay Green, F. Robinson and Owen Wasson.
  • The Scopes 'Monkey' Trial
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  • Scopes Trial Judge and Jury
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    Juries; Judges
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    Scopes Trial Jury: Bluch Harris; Judge John Raulston; W. D. Taylor; Jesse Goodrich; Jack R. Thompson; William G. Day; R. L. Gentry; John Wright; R. D. West; W. D. Smith; James W. Riley; John W. Dagley; and John Bowman
  • The Scopes 'Monkey' Trial
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  • William Jennings Bryan Descending from His Train in Dayton
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    Lawyers; Arrivals & departures
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    William Jennings Bryan getting off the train in Dayton
  • The Scopes 'Monkey' Trial
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  • William Jennings Bryan's Arrival in Dayton
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    Lawyers; Arrivals & departures; Men
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    William Jennings Bryan's arrival in Dayton. Also shown are: Bert Wilbert; Wilfred Nixon; Walter Nixon; Gen. Ben McKenzie; and Herb Hicks.
  • The Scopes 'Monkey' Trial
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  • Clarence Darrow's Arrival in Dayton
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    Lawyers; Arrivals & departures; Men
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    Clarence Darrow's arrival in Dayton. John Scopes is shown welcoming Darrow. Also shown is John R. Neal.
  • The Scopes 'Monkey' Trial

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