Dr. Earl S. Johnston
ID: 34425 or MAH-34425
Creator: Unknown
Form/Genre: Photographic print
Date: 1936
Citation: Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 7005, Box 186, Folder: 2
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The Smithsonian Institution Archives welcomes personal and educational use of its collections unless otherwise noted. For commercial uses, please contact photos@si.edu.Summary
Earl S. Johnston of the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, Division of Radiation and Organisms, working on a piece of equipment.
Subject
- Johnston, Earl S
- Division of Radiation and Organisms Smithsonian Insitution Building
- Radiation and Biology Laboratory Division of Radiation and Organisms
- Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory Division of Radiation and Organisms
Category
Historic Images of the Smithsonian
Notes
- Secretary Charles Greeley Abbot established the Division of Radiation and Organisms in 1929. Its function was to investigate the effects of radiation upon living organisms, mainly plants, and the division was placed administratively under the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory.
- The Division of Radiation and Organisms was located in the basement of the Smithsonian Institution Building and dedicated to studying the effects of sunlight on plants.
- See also image numbers SIA2011-1306 and 11036F
Contained within
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 7005, Box 186, Folder: 2
Contact information
Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu
Date
1936
Restrictions & Rights
No restrictions
Topic
- Assistant directors
- Observatories
- Equipment
- Scientific apparatus and instruments
- Smithsonian Institution
- Personnel management
- Employees
- Biophysics
- Experiments
- Smithsonian Institution--Employees
- Research--Equipment and supplies
Form/Genre
- Photographic print
- Person, candid
ID Number
34425 or MAH-34425
Physical description
Color: Black and White; Size: 8w x 10h; Type of Image: Person, candid; Medium: Photographic print; Number of Images: 1;