Ratibor Hartmann with a Raccoon
ID: SIA2010-1169 or Wetmore 3719 and SIA2010-1168 or Wetmore 3718
Creator: Wetmore, Alexander 1886-
Form/Genre: Photographic print
Date: March 10, 1949
Citation: Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 9516, Box 2, Watson M. Perrygo Oral History Interviews; Record Unit 7006 Alexander Wetmore Papers, Box 177, Album: Panama 1949
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Ratibor Hartmann on Barro Colorado Island, Canal Zone, Panama, is feeding a raccoon.
Subject
- Hartmann, Ratibor
- Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI)
Category
Historic Images of the Smithsonian
Notes
- Photograph included in the transcript of the Watson M. Perrygo Oral History Interviews by Pamela M. Henson, November 13, 1978, in Smithsonian Institution Archives.
- The image was taken by sixth Smithsonian Secretary and ornithologist Alexander Wetmore while on a scientific expedition to Panama to study birds.
- When Wetmore made his trips to Panama, he always requested Ratibor Hartmann to be his assistant. Ratibor Hartmann was the eldest son of Alois Hartmann, who had helped on medical and naturalists' expeditions because of his knowledge of the area and Panamanian archeology to explore the jungles of the Western Highlands of Chiriquí. Ratibor took over from his father leading expeditions from the Gorgas Memorial Institute, where he worked, and several United States academic institutions in the field. Ratibor and his brother Gedón (Armagedón) Hartmannn accompanied Wetmore on many of his expeditions.
Contained within
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 9516, Box 2, Watson M. Perrygo Oral History Interviews; Record Unit 7006 Alexander Wetmore Papers, Box 177, Album: Panama 1949
Contact information
Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu
Date
March 10, 1949
Restrictions & Rights
No restrictions
Topic
- Scientific expeditions
- Animals
- Raccoons
- Barro Colorado Island (Panama)
- Panamanians
Place
- Barro Colorado Nature Monument (Panama)
- Panama
Form/Genre
- Photographic print
- Group, candid
ID Number
SIA2010-1169 or Wetmore 3719 and SIA2010-1168 or Wetmore 3718
Physical description
Number of Images: 2; Color: Black and white; Size: 5.5w x 3h; 4.5w x 4.25h; Type of Image: Person, candid ; Medium: Photographic print