Ratibor Hartmann and Watson M. Perrygo Forging a River
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Creator: Wetmore, Alexander 1886-
Form/Genre: Photographic print
Date: April 10, 1949
Citation: Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 7006, Box 177, Folder Panama 1949
Ratibor Hartmann, a devoted naturalist, and Watson M. Perrygo, taxidermist at the United States National Museum, are seen forging the river Río Mamoní at Chepo, Panama. Ratibor Hartmann assisted Alexander Wetmore, sixth Secretary of the Smithsonian and ornithologist, on his scientific expeditions to the region.
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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.
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 7006, Box 177, Folder Panama 1949
Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu
April 10, 1949
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SIA2010-1170 and Wetmore Negative Number 3789
Number of Images: 1; Color: Black and white; Size: 4.5w x 4.25h; Type of Image: Group, candid; Landscape; Medium: Photographic print