Gachalá Emerald; Reception for Daniel J. Boorstin

ID: SIA Acc. 11-008 [OPA-1569]

Creator: Unknown

Form/Genre: Black-and-white negatives

Date: 1969

Citation: Smithsonian Institution Archives, Acc. 11-008, Box 14, Image No. OPA-1569

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Summary

Unidentified staff member with 858 carat Gachalá emerald, donated to the National Museum of Natural History by jeweler Harry Winston, October 9, 1969; Reception for Daniel J. Boorstin, Director of the National Museum of History and Technology, now known as the National Museum of American History, with Secretary S. Dillon Ripley, October 1, 1969.

Subject

  • Ripley, S. Dillon (Sidney Dillon) 1913-2001
  • Boorstin, Daniel J (Daniel Joseph) 1914-2004
  • National Museum of History and Technology
  • National Museum of Natural History (U.S.)
  • National Museum of Natural History (U.S.) Department of Mineral Sciences
  • Smithsonian Institution Office of Public Affairs

Notes

Digital contact sheet available.

Cite as

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Acc. 11-008, Box 14, Image No. OPA-1569

Repository Loc.

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

Date

  • 1969
  • October 1-9, 1969

Restrictions & Rights

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  • No Copyright - United States

Topic

Form/Genre

Black-and-white negatives

Local number

SIA Acc. 11-008 [OPA-1569]

Physical description

35mm;

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