Ten people in Río San Pablo, Sóna, Veraguas, Panama, 1953

Summary

Image of ten people in Río San Pablo, Sóna, Veraguas, Panama. Some people are standing over a river bank. One person is carrying a bundle away from the rest of the group and a young child is standing on the slope near some cargo. The caption for the image reads, "discharging cargo." Watson M. Perrygo is stannding third from left. The image was taken by Smithsonian Secretary Alexander Wetmore on May 17, 1953 during an ornithological expedition to Panama. A mountain can be seen in the background.

Subject

Perrygo, Watson M. 1906-1984

Category

Historic Images of the Smithsonian

Notes

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

Contained within

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Alexander Wetmore Papers, Collection 7006, Box 179, Album: Panama 1953

Contact information

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

Date

May 17, 1953

Restrictions & Rights

No restrictions

Topic

• Scientific expeditions
• Boats and boating
• Cargo ships
• Employees
• Birds
• Field work
• Rivers
• Natural areas
• Mountains
• Animals
• Labor unions
• Smithsonian Institution
• Personnel management
• Children
• Indians of Central America
• Mountains--Panama
• Labor
• Panamanians
• Smithsonian Institution--Employees
• Ornithology--Field work

Place

• Panama
• Soná, Veraguas (Panama)

Form/Genre

• Group, candid
• Photographic print

ID Number

SIA2009-0416 and Wetmore Neg. #5081

Physical description

Number of Images: 1 Color: Black and White ; Size: 4.5 x 4.5 ; Type of Image: Group, Candid; Medium: Photographic print

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