Watson M. Perrygo Working on Bird Specimen
ID: 81-13386 or 11055E or 11055-E
Creator: Unknown
Form/Genre: Photographic print
Date: January 19,1933
Citation: Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 9516, Box 1, Watson M. Perrygo Oral History Interviews
Usage Conditions Apply
The Smithsonian Institution Archives welcomes personal and educational use of its collections unless otherwise noted. For commercial uses, please contact photos@si.edu.Summary
Watson M. (Watson Mondell) Perrygo (1906-1984) sits at a table in the United States National Museum (USNM) Taxidermy Studio working on a bird specimen for exhibition. Perrygo began his career at the USNM, now the National Museum of Natural History, in 1927 as a scientific aide in the Division of Mammals and the taxidermy studio. In addition to the taxidermic and other collection-related work, Perrygo was sent on field trips to collect birds, mammals, and snakes unrepresented in the USNM. Iguanas, from the Parish-Smithsonian Expedition to Haiti in 1930, can be seen in a cage at left.
Subject
- Perrygo, Watson M. 1906-1984
- United States National Museum
- National Museum of Natural History (U.S.)
- Taxidermist (USNM)
- Parish-Smithsonian Expedition to Haiti 1930
Category
Historic Images of the Smithsonian
Notes
Photograph included in the transcript of the Watson M. Perrygo Oral History Interviews by Pamela M. Henson, August 8, 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, SIHistory@si.edu
Date
January 19,1933
Restrictions & Rights
No restrictions
Topic
- Taxidermy
- Animals
- Zoology
- Taxidermists
- Smithsonian Institution
- Personnel management
- Specimens
- Birds
- Employees
- Collection and preservation
- Iguanas
- Zoological specimens--Collection and preservation
- Smithsonian Institution--Employees
Form/Genre
- Photographic print
- Person, candid
ID Number
81-13386 or 11055E or 11055-E
Physical description
Number of Images: 1; Color: Black and white; Size: 8w x 10h; Type of Image: Person, candid; Medium: Photographic print