Secretary S. Dillon Ripley Cuts 10th Anniversary Cake

Summary

Secretary S. Dillon Ripley cuts a cake at a ceremony commemorating his decade of service as director of the Smithsonian Institution at party held in the Smithsonian Institution Building, or Castle. With Waldo LaSalle Schmitt, honorary research associate in the Department of Invertebrate Zoology at National Museum of Natural History, Alexander Wetmore, sixth Secretary of the Smithsonian (1944-1952), Mary Livingston Ripley, and David Challinor, Assistant Secretary for Science.

Subject

• Challinor, David
• Ripley, Mary Livingston
• Ripley, S. Dillon (Sidney Dillon) 1913-2001
• Schmitt, Waldo L (Waldo Lasalle) 1887-1977
• Wetmore, Alexander 1886-1978
• Smithsonian Institution Building (Washington, D.C.)
• Smithsonian Institution Office of Printing and Photographic Services

Notes

• Requested from Office of Printing and Photographic Services (OPPS) by Office of Public Affairs and Office of Special Events.
• Digital contact sheet available.

Cite as

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Acc. 11-009, Image No. 74-1309

Repository Loc.

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

Date

• 1974
• February 26, 1974

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

Anniversaries

Form/Genre

Black-and-white negatives

Local number

SIA Acc. 11-009 [74-1309]

Physical description

35mm;

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