Baer Dies in Panama

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Summary

John L. Baer, a member of the Marsh Exploring Expedition to Darien, dies in Panama. He "was engaged in collecting anthropological material for the Museum when attacked by jungle fever."

Subject

  • Baer, John L
  • Marsh Exploring Expedition

Category

Chronology of Smithsonian History

Notes

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 298, Box 1, "Local Notes," 1/18/1924, p. 1, and 6/6/1924, p. 1.

Contact information

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

Date

May 28, 1924

Topic

Deaths

Place

Panama

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