Portrait of Joseph Henry (1797-1878)

ID: SIA RU000095 [SIA_000095_B27B_164]

Creator: Ulke, Henry 1821-1910

Form/Genre: Drawings (visual works)

Date: 1879

Citation: Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 95, Box 27B, Image No. SIA_000095_B27B_164

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Summary

Photograph of crayon portrait by by Henry Ulke.

Subject

Henry, Joseph 1797-1878

Notes

  • USNM No. 2826 and 10605
  • 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_164

Repository Loc.

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

Date

1879

Restrictions & Rights

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  • No Copyright - United States

Topic

  • Portraits
  • Scientists

Form/Genre

Drawings (visual works)

Local number

SIA RU000095 [SIA_000095_B27B_164]

Physical description

6 x 4.5;

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