James Zetek and Watson Perrygo

Summary

James Zetek, entomologist and resident director at Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI), and Watson M. Perrygo, National Museum of Natural History taxidermist, are standing on a dock at the landing for Drayton House on Barro Colorado Island, Canal Zone, Panama. Alongside the dock are two boats, one a canoe and the other a larger boat, the US Moon with a covered seating area. A United States flag flies from the stern of the boat.

Subject

• Perrygo, Watson M. 1906-1984
• Zetek, James b. 1886
• Panama Canal Zone
• Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI)

Category

Historic Images of the Smithsonian

Notes

The geographic location of this image is approximated by the information provided in Wetmore's original description of the image. It is not an exact longitude and latitude.

Contained within

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 7006, Box 178, Folder: Panama 1952

Contact information

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

Date

February 6, 1952

Restrictions & Rights

No restrictions

Topic

• United States Flag
• Scientific expeditions
• Boats and boating
• Taxidermists
• Smithsonian Institution
• Personnel management
• Collectors and collecting
• Employees
• Flags
• Smithsonian Institution--Employees

Place

• Barro Colorado Nature Monument (Panama)
• United States
• Barro Colorado Island
• Panama
• La Chorrera
• Barro Colorado Island (Panama)

Form/Genre

• Photographic print
• Group, candid

ID Number

SIA2008-2382

Physical description

Number of Images: 1; Color: Black and white; Size: 4.5w x 5h ; Type of Image: Group, candid; Medium: Photographic print

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