Portrait of Rolla Patteson Currie (1875-1960)

Summary

Seated outside of Winnemana Lodge, a cabin and clubhouse constructed on Plummers Island for use by the Washington Biologists' Field Club.

Subject

Currie, Rolla P. 1875-1960

Notes

• See Archives No. SIA2015-008618
• Worked for the Smithsonian Institution and was active with the Colombian Exposition in Chicago in 1889. In 1901, he worked as an entomologist with the Bureau of Entomology, U.S. Department of Agriculture, and specialized in odonates. He was ordained as an Episcopal priest, and became bishop of Washington; Member, Washington Biologists' Field Club, 1901-1930.

Cite as

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 95, Box 27A, Image No. SIA_000095_B27A_087

Repository Loc.

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

Date

• 1930
• 1927

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 Undetermined

Topic

• Portraits
• Scientists

Place

Plummers Island (Md.)

Form/Genre

Black-and-white photographs

Local number

SIA RU000095 [SIA_000095_B27A_087]

Physical description

Gelatin silver prints; 5 x 4;

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