Spencer Fullerton Baird
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Date: c. 1860s
Citation: Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 95, Box 2, Folder 8
Spencer Fullerton Baird (1823-1887), ornithologist, was the first director of the United States National Museum and second Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution (1878-1887). He was a strong advocate for making the United States National Museum a part of the Smithsonian. In this image, Baird is seated in a chair, with his hand folded, looking slight to his right.
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Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 95, Box 2, Folder 8
Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu
c. 1860s
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10735
Color: Black and White; Size: 8w x 10h; Type of Image: Portrait; Medium: Photographic print