William Gates (1863-1940)
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Citation: Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 90-105, Science Service Records, Image No. SIA2008-1837
William Gates (1863-1940), amateur archaeologist whose research focused on Mayan and Aztec history. He founded the Maya Society in 1920 and was later affiliated with the Carnegie Institution of Washington and Tulane University. The photograph was used in a 1931 news story about his discoveries.
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 90-105, Science Service Records, Image No. SIA2008-1837
Smithsonian Institution Archives Capital Gallery, Suite 3000, MRC 507; 600 Maryland Avenue, SW; Washington, DC 20024-2520
Black-and-white photographs
SIA Acc. 90-105 [SIA2008-1837]
Gelatin silver prints