Dr. Henri Pittier, Ocumare de la Costa, Venezuela
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Creator: Wetmore, Alexander 1886-
Form/Genre: Photographic print
Date: October 24, 1937
Citation: Smithsonian Institution Archives Record Unit 7006, Box 174, Album 1
Dr. Henri Pittier, Ocumare de la Costa, Venezuela, October 24, 1937. Pittier was a Swiss-born geographer and botanist, who dedicated many years to the scientific study of the flora and fauna in the area of the current park named for him in Venezuela and was the one who started the Venezuelan National Park history. The image was taken by Alexander Wetmore, sixth Smithsonian Secretary and ornithologist, while on a scientific expedition in the region.
Pittier, Henri
Historic Images of the Smithsonian
Alexander Wetmore collected bird specimens for the U.S. National Museum in Venezuela, in 1937.
Smithsonian Institution Archives Record Unit 7006, Box 174, Album 1
Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu
October 24, 1937
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SIA2010-1237 and 388
Color: Black and White; Size: 2.75w x 3.75h; Type of Image: Person, candid; Medium: Photographic print