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Album 3 Panama, 1963 : includes photographs of Wetmore, Beatrice Thielen Wetmore, Harvey R. Bullis, Jr., Charles O. Handley, Jr., and Francis Greenwell

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Abstract

The photograph album documents Alexander Wetmore's work in Panama during 1963. Photographs are numbered, and captioned with location, description, and date. Subject matter includes mud flats, shorelines, and forests; birds and their tracks; towns and individual structures; villages inhabitants doing daily activities; candid images of Panamanian employees; preparation and examples of specimens; lodgings; and camp sites. Locations include in the vicinity of Gatún, Barro Colorado, Chiriquí, San Blas, and Armila. Includes photographs of Wetmore, Beatrice Thielen Wetmore, Harvey R. Bullis, Jr., Charles O. Handley, Jr., and Francis Greenwell.

Date Range

1963

Start Date

Jan 21, 1963

End Date

Mar 14, 1963

Access Information

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Topic

  • Animals
  • Birds
  • Ornithology

Place

  • Coclé
  • Barro Colorado
  • Panama
  • San Blas
  • Canal Zone
  • Chiriquí, Provincia de
  • Gatún, Esclusas

Form/Genre

  • Fieldbook record
  • Field notes
  • Photograph albums

Accession #

SIA RU007006

Collection name

Alexander Wetmore Papers, circa 1848-1979 and undated

Physical Description

1 photograph album

Physical Location

Smithsonian Institution Archives

Sublocation

Box 193 Folder 3