Colored diagram of a Mollusk

ID: SIA2012-7916

Creator: Dall, William Healey 1845-1927

Form/Genre: Paper

Date: August 2, 1866

Citation: Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 7073, Box 31, Folder: 2

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Summary

Colored diagram of a mollusk found in the north Pacific Ocean. William Healey Dall made this illustration while a member of the 1866 Western Union Telegraph Expedition to Russian America, the purpose of which was to determine whether a communication system with Europe could be established through what is now Alaska. Dall's scientific career began when he joined the expedition in 1865 as a member of its scientific corps, which was organized by the Smithsonian Institution to collect natural history specimens.

Subject

Western Union Telegraph Expedition (1865-1867)

Category

Historic Images of the Smithsonian

Contained within

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 7073, Box 31, Folder: 2

Contact information

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

Date

August 2, 1866

Restrictions & Rights

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Topic

  • Animals
  • Expeditions
  • Mollusks
  • Scientific illustration
  • Communication
  • Drawing

Place

  • Europe
  • Alaska
  • Pacific Ocean

Form/Genre

Paper

ID Number

SIA2012-7916

Physical description

Number of Images: 1 ; Color: Color ; Size: 10w x 6.75h ; Type of Image: Drawing ; Medium: Paper

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