Portrait of Joseph Henry (1797-1878)

ID: SIA RU000095 [SIA_000095_B27B_150]

Creator: Smillie, T. W (Thomas William) 1843-1917

Form/Genre: Mixed archival materials

Date: 1877

Citation: Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 95, Box 27B, Image No. SIA_000095_B27B_150

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Summary

Photograph of painting by Thomas Le Clear, commissioned by SI, 1877. Photographed by Thomas Smillie, January 1880.

Subject

  • Henry, Joseph 1797-1878
  • Le Clear, Thomas 1818-1882

Notes

  • SPS Copy No. 82-3182
  • American scientist who served as the first Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution. Discovered the electromagnetic phenomenon of self-inductance (SI).

Cite as

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 95, Box 27B, Image No. SIA_000095_B27B_150

Repository Loc.

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

Date

  • 1877
  • 1877 (photographed 1880)

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

  • Portraits
  • Scientists

Form/Genre

Mixed archival materials

Local number

SIA RU000095 [SIA_000095_B27B_150]

Physical description

Cabinet photographs; 6.5 x 4.25;

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