Alexander Wetmore and Antonio at Puerto Piňa, Panama
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Form/Genre: Photographic print
Date: March 27, 1957
Citation: Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 7006, Box 184, Folder: Panama 1957 Part 2
Alexander Wetmore and Antonio at Puerto Pina, located on the west coast of Panama on the Pacific Ocean, Darien, Panama, stand in front of a horse in a wooded area. Both men are holding rifles. Antonio was one of Wetmore's local assistants. The image was taken by Sixth Smithsonian Secretary and ornithologist Alexander Wetmore while on a scientific expedition to Panama to study birds for his book, "The Birds of Panama."
Wetmore, Alexander 1886-
Historic Images of the Smithsonian
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 184, Folder: Panama 1957 Part 2
Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu
March 27, 1957
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SIA2011-0023 or Wetmore negative Number 6363
Number of Images: 1; Color: Black and White; Size: 4.5w x 4.5h; Type of Image: Group, candid; Medium: Photographic print