Secretary Charles Greeley Abbot
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Form/Genre: Photographic print
Date: 1890s
Citation: Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 7005, Box 186, Folder: 4
Formal portrait of Charles Greeley Abbot, as a young man. He later served as the fifth Secretary (1928-1944) of the Smithsonian Institution. Abbot is seen here standing, facing the camera with his hand in his left front pants pocket.
Abbot, C. G (Charles Greeley) b. 1872
Historic Images of the Smithsonian
Negative # 18523 is another formal portrait of Abbot in the exact same pose, but this one is of a slightly older Abbot.
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 7005, Box 186, Folder: 4
Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu
1890s
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17891 or MAH-17891
Color: Black and White; Size: 8w x 10h; Type of Image: Portrait; Medium: Photographic print