Group Portrait of Megatherium Club

Summary

These four young naturalists lived in the Smithsonian Institution Building, or Castle, and often collected for the Smithsonian while on exploring expeditions in the mid-nineteenth century. Clockwise from upper left: Robert Kennicott, Henry Ulke, Henry Bryant and William Stimpson. They dubbed themselves the "Megatherium Club" after an extinct giant sloth that had been recently uncovered.

Subject

• Kennicott, Robert 1835-1866
• Bryant, Henry 1820-1867
• Stimpson, William 1832-1872
• Ulke, Henry 1821-1910

Notes

• Archives No. SIA2008-0347
• USNM No. 43604-I

Cite as

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 95, Box 27C, Image No. SIA_000095_B27C_110

Repository Loc.

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

Date

• 1862
• Circa 1862-1863

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

• Smithsonian Institution
• Personnel management
• Portraits
• Employees
• Scientists
• Portraits, Group
• Smithsonian Institution--Employees

Form/Genre

Photographs

Local number

SIA RU000095 [SIA_000095_B27C_110]

Physical description

Cartes-de-visite (card photographs); 4 x 2.5;

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