Wetmore's House with Inscription
ID: SIA2011-2160 and Wetmore Number 5581
Creator: Wetmore, Alexander 1886-
Form/Genre: Photographic print
Date: March 21, 1954
Citation: Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 7006, Box 180, Folder: Panama 1954
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The exterior wall of a house, used by Smithsonian Secretary Alexander Wetmore, while doing ornithological field work in Santa Clara, Chiriquí, Panama, that has an inscription with the words "Santa Clara!" and "Nazdar!" (Hello in Czech) written by Alois Hartmann.
Subject
Hartmann, Alois S
Category
Historic Images of the Smithsonian
Notes
- The image was taken during a scientific expedition to Panama by sixth Smithsonian Secretary (1944-1952) and ornithologist Alexander Wetmore.
- When Wetmore made his trips to Panama, he always requested Ratibor Hartmann to be his assistant. Ratibor Hartmann was the eldest son of Alois Hartmann, who had helped on medical and naturalists' expeditions because of his knowledge of the area and Panamanian archeology to explore the jungles of the Western Highlands of Chiriquí. Ratibor took over from his father leading expeditions from the Gorgas Memorial Institute, where he worked, and several United States academic institutions in the field. Ratibor and his brother Gedón (Armagedón) Hartmann accompanied Wetmore on many of his expeditions.
- 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.
- Alois Hartmann was an inveterate hunter and explorer who discovered hundreds of precious pre-Colombian artifacts because of his knowledge of the area and Panamanian archeology
Contained within
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 7006, Box 180, Folder: Panama 1954
Contact information
Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu
Date
March 21, 1954
Restrictions & Rights
No restrictions
Topic
- Scientific expeditions
- Houses
- School field trips
- Field trips
Place
- Santa Clara
- Chiriqui
- Panama
- Chiriquí (Panama : Province)
Form/Genre
- Photographic print
- Exterior
ID Number
SIA2011-2160 and Wetmore Number 5581
Physical description
Number of Images: 1; Color: Black and white; Size: 4.75w x 4.62h; Type of Image: Exterior; Medium: Photographic print