A group of men on horses in Soná, Veraguas, Panama, 1953

ID: SIA2009-0561 and 5098

Creator: Wetmore, Alexander 1886-

Form/Genre: Group, candid

Date: May 23, 1953

Citation: Smithsonian Institution Archives, Alexander Wetmore Papers, RU 7006, Box 179, Folder: Panama 1953

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Summary

Image of a group of men on horses in Soná, Veraguas, Panama. The men are waiting by a gate entrance and the photo's caption notes that the men are "making ready for the bull-fighting." There is a church in the background of the image. The image was taken by Smithsonian Secretary Alexander Wetmore on May 23, 1953, during an ornithological expedition to Panama.

Category

Historic Images of the Smithsonian

Notes

Image contained in photo album prepared by Alexander Wetmore of his trip to Panama. Wetmore Neg. #5098. A film of this trip, showing the bull-fight and procession, is located in the Watson M. Perrygo Papers, RU 7306.

Contained within

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Alexander Wetmore Papers, RU 7006, Box 179, Folder: Panama 1953

Contact information

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

Date

May 23, 1953

Restrictions & Rights

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Topic

  • Scientific expeditions
  • Animals
  • Architecture
  • Horses
  • Church buildings
  • Buildings--Panama
  • Indians of Central America

Place

  • Panama
  • Soná, Veraguas (Panama)

Form/Genre

  • Group, candid
  • Photographic print

ID Number

SIA2009-0561 and 5098

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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