Alexander Wetmore in his Youth
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Creator: Unknown
Form/Genre: Photographic print
Date: 1901
Citation: Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 95, Box 24, Folder: 33
Ornithologist and sixth Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution (1944-1952), Alexander Wetmore at age 15 in his home in North Freedom, Wisconsin. Wetmore is seen here with birds, from his collection, with binoculars, and eggs sitting on a table. He holds on his lap a journal titled "Bird Lore." Writing on the back of the print states that the photo was taken "about October 15, 1901."
Wetmore, Alexander 1886-
Historic Images of the Smithsonian
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 95, Box 24, Folder: 33
Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu
1901
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Wisconsin
17021 or MNH-17021
Color: Black and White; Size: 8w x 10h; Type of Image: Person, candid; Medium: Photographic print