Perrygo Displaying a Frigate Bird to Children

Summary

Watson M. Perrygo, National Museum of Natural History taxidermist and field collector, shows a frigate bird killed in Monagre, Los Santos, Panama, to local children. Local field assistants Fulo Arosemena and Octavio Siguarria are pictured on the left. A jeep is partially visible behind Perrygo. Taken by Alexander Wetmore, ornithologist and sixth Secretary of Smithsonian, during an ornithological field trip to Panama.

Subject

• Arosemena, Dionysio (Fulo)
• Perrygo, Watson M. 1906-1984
• Siguarria, Octavio
• Taxidermist (USNM)

Category

Historic Images of the Smithsonian

Notes

Image contained in photo album prepared by Alexander Wetmore of his trip to Panama. Wetmore Neg. #3521.

Contained within

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Alexander Wetmore Papers, Record Unit 7006, Box 176, Folder: Album Panama 1948

Contact information

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

Date

March 16, 1948

Restrictions & Rights

No restrictions

Topic

• Scientific expeditions
• Frigate birds
• Jeep automobile
• Transportation
• Natural History
• Birds
• Employees
• Animals
• Taxidermists
• Collectors and collecting
• Smithsonian Institution
• Personnel management
• Specimens
• Children
• School field trips
• Ornithologists
• Ornithology
• Field trips
• Natural history
• Smithsonian Institution--Employees

Place

• Panama
• Los Santos (Panama : Province)
• Monagre (Los Santos, Panama)

Form/Genre

• Photographic print
• Group, candid

ID Number

SIA2008-6165

Physical description

Number of Images: 1; Color: Black and white; Size: 4.5w x 4.5h; Type of Image: Group, candid; Medium: Photographic print

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