Village in Chico, Panama
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Creator: Wetmore, Alexander 1886-
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Date: April 4, 1948
Citation: Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 007006, Box 176, Folder: Album Panama 1948
Houses in the village of Chico, Panama. Some villagers, including women and children, are standing in the center of the image. The U.S. Army Air Force jeep loaned to ornithologist and sixth Smithsonian Secretary Alexander Wetmore can be seen on the right in the shadow of a tree. A thatched roof hut on stilts is on the left.
Historic Images of the Smithsonian
Wetmore's Neg. # 3626 is from a photo album documenting his Panama trip in 1948. The album is part of the Alexander Wetmore papers located in Smithsonian Institution Archives.
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 007006, Box 176, Folder: Album Panama 1948
Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu
April 4, 1948
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SIA2008-3198 or Wetmore 3626
Number of Images: 1; Color: Black and white; Size: 4.5w x 4.5h; Type of Image: Landscape; Medium: Photographic print