William Nicholson Jennings (1860-1946)

ID: SIA Acc. 90-105 [SIA2008-4387]

Creator: Jennings, William Nicholson 1860-1946

Form/Genre: Black-and-white photographs

Date: 1939

Citation: Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 90-105, Science Service Records, Image No. SIA2008-4387

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Summary

William Nicholson Jennings (1860-1946), photography pioneer, 1939. The caption reads "W.N. Jennings, retired Philadelphia photographer, owns the world's most valuable fingerprints. His palm prints, taken 50 years apart, have been found to be absolutely identical."

Subject

Jennings, William Nicholson 1860-1946

Cite as

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 90-105, Science Service Records, Image No. SIA2008-4387

Repository Loc.

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

Date

  • 1939
  • July 1939

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

  • Photography
  • Fingerprints

Form/Genre

Black-and-white photographs

Local number

SIA Acc. 90-105 [SIA2008-4387]

Physical description

Gelatin silver prints

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