Visit of Emperor Hirohito of Japan to National Museum of Natural History

Summary

Emperor Hirohito, 124th Emperor of Japan, visits the National Museum of Natural History (NMNH), with Dr. Frederick M. Bayer, curator of echinoderms in the Department of Invertebrate Zoology, Dr. Joseph Rosewater, curator of mollusks in the Department of Invertebrate Zoology, and Professor Hidemi Sato, University of Pennsylvania.

Subject

• Bayer, Frederick M
• Hirohito Emperor of Japan 1901-1989
• Sato, Hidemi 1926-
• Rosewater, Joseph 1928-1985
• National Museum of Natural History (U.S.)
• Smithsonian Institution Office of Public Affairs

Notes

• Also known as 96-922.
• Original film available in SIA Acc. 11-009.
• Featured in the "Torch," November 1975.
• Caption from "Torch": Emperor Hirohito of Japan in an historic visit October 2 spent more than an hour at the Smithsonian's National Museum of

Cite as

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 371, Box 02, Folder: November 1975, Image No. 75-12071-12

Repository Loc.

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

Date

• 1975
• October 2, 1975

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
• No Copyright - United States

Topic

• Marine Biology
• Marine biology

Form/Genre

Black-and-white photographs

Local number

SIA RU000371 [75-12071-12]

Physical description

8 x 10;

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