The Bear 1899

Summary

Photo of a dead bear lying on the ground. Page 137 of a photo album documenting the Harriman Alaska Expedition, Volume 2. This image is part of a series of photographs taken by various members of the Harriman Alaska Expedition of 1899, which was cosponsored by Edward Henry Harriman, president of the Union Pacific Railroad and the Washington Academy of Sciences. Originally conceived by Harriman as a big-game hunt, the enterprise was transformed into a scientific expedition upon the advice of Clinton Hart Merriman, chief of the Bureau of Biological Survey.

Subject

• Merriam, C. Hart (Clinton Hart) 1855-1942
• Union Pacific Railroad Company
• United States Bureau of Biological Survey
• Washington Academy of Sciences (Washington, D.C.)
• Harriman Alaska Expedition (1899)

Notes

Also known as: RU7243_Box1_F5_Harriman25 [SPI_1611]

Cite as

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 7243, Harriman Alaska Expedition, Image No. SIA2012-3770

Repository Loc.

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Capital Gallery, Suite 3000, MRC 507; 600 Maryland Avenue, SW; Washington, DC 20024-2520

Date

1899

Restrictions & Rights

• No access restrictions Many of SIA's holdings are located off-site, and advance notice is recommended to consult a collection. Please email the SIA Reference Team at osiaref@si.edu
• Copyright Not Evaluated

Topic

• Scientific expeditions
• Hunting
• Geology
• Zoology
• Nature and society
• Plants
• Mammals
• History
• Bears
• Discoveries in science
• Animals
• Geologists
• Taxidermists
• Botany
• United States--History
• Zoologists

Place

• Prince William Sound (Alaska)
• United States
• Kodiak Island (Alaska)
• Siberia (Russia)

Form/Genre

Black-and-white photographs

Local number

SIA RU007243 [SIA2012-3770]

Physical description

Photographic prints 9.5h x 13.75w

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