Joseph Henry's Daughters Caroline & Mary

ID: 46638-G or MAH-46638G

Creator: Unknown

Form/Genre: Card photograph

Date: c. 1855

Citation: Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 95, Box 81

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Summary

Joseph Henry's daughters Caroline (1839-1920) & Mary Anna (1834-1903). Joseph Henry (1797-1878) was a physicist and the first Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution from 1846 to 1878. This photograph shows Caroline seated, resting her arm on a table, and Mary standing to her right.

Subject

  • Henry, Joseph 1797-1878
  • Henry, Mary Anna 1834-1903

Category

Historic Images of the Smithsonian

Notes

Small prints file

Contained within

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 95, Box 81

Contact information

Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu

Date

c. 1855

Restrictions & Rights

No restrictions

Topic

  • Women
  • Secretaries
  • Henry, Caroline
  • History
  • Women--History

Form/Genre

  • Card photograph
  • Group

ID Number

46638-G or MAH-46638G

Physical description

Number of Images: 1; Color: Black and White; Size: 2.5w x 4h; Type of Image: Group; Medium: Card photograph

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