Alexander Wetmore Skinning a Turkey Buzzard

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Summary

At Mandinga, San Blas, Panama, Alexander Wetmore, sixth Smithsonian Secretary and ornithologist, is preparing to skin a turkey buzzard. A gun leans against the table and clothes can be seen hanging on a line.

Subject

Wetmore, Alexander 1886-

Category

Historic Images of the Smithsonian

Notes

The image was taken while Wetmore, sixth Smithsonian Secretary and ornithologist, was one of his many ornithological expeditions to Panama.

Contained within

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 7006, Box 184, Folder: Panama 1957 Part 1

Contact information

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

Date

January 27, 1957

Restrictions & Rights

No restrictions

Topic

  • Scientific expeditions
  • Animals
  • Secretaries
  • Birds
  • Field work
  • Firearms
  • Turkeys
  • Ornithologists
  • Ornithology
  • Ornithology--Field work

Place

  • Panama
  • San Blas Islands (Panama)
  • Mandinga
  • San Blas

Form/Genre

  • Photographic print
  • Person, candid

ID Number

SIA2010-2532 or Wetmore 6184

Physical description

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

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