Victor King Chesnut (1867-1938)
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Creator: Harris & Ewing
Form/Genre: Black-and-white photographs
Date: 1929
Citation: Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 90-105, Science Service Records, Image No. SIA2008-0217
Botanist Victor King Chesnut (1867-1938) worked at U.S. Department of Agriculture, where he initiated research on poisonous plants in 1894; he became known for his groundbreaking work on the plants used by Native Americans, documenting their use through interviews and photographs.
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 90-105, Science Service Records, Image No. SIA2008-0217
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Capital Gallery, Suite 3000, MRC 507; 600 Maryland Avenue, SW; Washington, DC 20024-2520
1929
Black-and-white photographs
SIA Acc. 90-105 [SIA2008-0217]