S. Dillon Ripley in Ceylon during WWII

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Summary

Image of S. Dillon Ripley (second in on the left) and four other men in Ceylon, now Sri Lanka, circa 1944. They are sitting at a table. The image is a part of the papers of S. Dillon Ripley, Smithsonian Secretary and ornithologist. Ripley served in the Office of Strategic Services during World War II.

Subject

  • Ripley, Sidney Dillon 1913-2001
  • Office of Strategic Services

Category

Historic Images of the Smithsonian

Notes

The man sitting at far left may be Paul Cushing Child, who was in the OSS in Ceylon with Ripley.

Contained within

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 007008, Box 10, Folder: OSS Photographs Undated

Contact information

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

Date

c. 1944

Restrictions & Rights

Secure permission from Ripley heirs before using

Topic

  • WW II
  • Animals
  • Secretaries
  • Birds
  • World War, 1939-1945
  • Ornithologists

Place

  • Kandy
  • Sri Lanka
  • Central Province

Form/Genre

  • Photographic print
  • Group, candid

ID Number

SIA2010-0866

Physical description

Number of Images: 1; Color: Black and White; Size: 2.482w x 2.282h; Type of Image: Group, candid; Medium: Photographic print

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