Frank Baker

ID: 2003-19546

Creator: Unknown

Form/Genre: Photographic print

Date: c. 1900?

Citation: Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 95, Box 3, Folder 1A

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Summary

Frank Baker, Assistant Superintendent of the United States Life Saving Service and Professor of Anatomy at Georgetown University, was appointed Acting Manager of the National Zoological Park in 1890, and from 1893 to 1916 he held the position of Superintendent of the National Zoo.

Subject

  • Baker, Frank 1841-1918
  • National Zoological Park (U.S.)

Category

Historic Images of the Smithsonian

Contained within

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 95, Box 3, Folder 1A

Contact information

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

Date

c. 1900?

Restrictions & Rights

No restrictions. Although the copyright has likely expired, please contact Georgetown University for permission to publish

Topic

  • Zoos
  • Personnel management
  • Employees
  • Portraits
  • Zoos--Employees

Form/Genre

Photographic print

ID Number

2003-19546

Physical description

Color: Black and White; Size: 4w x 5h; Type of Image: Portrait; Medium: Photographic print

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