Volcán Barú

ID: SIA2011-2167 or Wetmore 5594

Creator: Wetmore, Alexander 1886-

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Date: March 29, 1954

Citation: Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 7006, Box 180, Folder: Panama 1954

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Summary

Volcán Barú, the tallest mountain in Peru, seen from Palo Santo, Chiriquí, Panama. Water can be seen in the foreground.

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.

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 29, 1954

Restrictions & Rights

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Topic

  • Mountains
  • Scientific expeditions
  • School field trips
  • Natural areas
  • Mountains--Panama
  • Field trips

Place

  • Panama
  • Chiriquí (Panama : Province)

ID Number

SIA2011-2167 or Wetmore 5594

Physical description

Number of Images: 1; Color: Black and white; Size: 4.75w x 4.75h; Type of Image: Landscape ; Medium: Photographic print

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