Alexander Wetmore Sits in a Canoe,

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Summary

Alexander Wetmore, ornithologist and sixth Secretary of the Smithsonian, sits in a canoe in a river at the foot of the trail to La Playita Station, Jaque, Darien. Wetmore conducted extensive field work in Panama for his four volume work, The Birds of Panama.

Subject

Wetmore, Alexander 1886-

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.

Contained within

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 9516, Box 1, Watson M. Perrygo Oral History Interviews

Contact information

Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, [email protected]

Category

Historic Images of the Smithsonian

Date

1947

Restrictions & Rights

No restrictions

Topic

  • Scientific expeditions
  • Boats and boating
  • Secretariats
  • Secretaries
  • Collectors and collecting
  • Field Work
  • Canoes and canoeing

Place

  • Jaque (Darien, Panama)
  • Panama
  • Darien (Panama : Province)
  • Panama, Darien, Jaque, La Playita Station

Form/Genre

  • Photographic print
  • Person, candid

ID Number

None

Physical description

Number of Images: 1; Color: Black and white; Size: 10w x 8h; Type of Image: Person, candid; Medium: Photographic print

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