Alexander Wetmore on Pearl Islands

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Summary

Alexander Wetmore (1886-1978), ornithologist and sixth Secretary of the Smithsonian, on the Pearl Islands, on a collecting trip with Watson M. Perrygo. Wetmore is sitting in a jeep. Wetmore conducted annual field trips to Panama to collect specimens for his four volume work, 'The Birds of Panama.'

Subject

  • Wetmore, Alexander 1886-
  • Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI)

Category

Historic Images of the Smithsonian

Contained within

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 7006, Box 174, Folder: Album 2

Contact information

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

Date

1940s

Restrictions & Rights

No restrictions

Topic

  • Scientific expeditions
  • Animals
  • Jeep automobile
  • Secretaries
  • Collectors and collecting
  • Pearl Islands
  • Birds
  • Expeditions
  • Automobiles
  • Motor vehicles
  • Ornithology

Place

  • Barro Colorado Nature Monument (Panama)
  • Panama
  • Pearl Islands

Form/Genre

  • Photographic print
  • Person, candid

ID Number

91-2184 or Wetmore # 2702

Physical description

Color: Black and White; Size: 8"h x 10"w; Type of Image: Person, candid; Medium: Photographic print

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