SI Photographic Portrait Collection

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Summary

By 1875, the Smithsonian collection of photographic likenesses of distinguished cultivators of science in all parts of the world, meteorological observers, contributors to the ethnological department, and other correspondents numbers 400. They are neatly framed and form an interesting feature of the collections.

Category

Chronology of Smithsonian History

Notes

Annual Report of the Smithsonian Institution for the year 1875, p. 42

Contact information

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

Date

1875

Topic

  • Photography
  • Science
  • Ethnologists
  • Exhibitions
  • Portraits
  • Scientists
  • History
  • National Collections
  • Science--History
  • Photographs

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