George S. Switzer with Donor Durward Howes
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Form/Genre: Photographic print
Date: April 1971
Citation: Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 95, Box 22, Folder 45
George S. Switzer, Division of Mineral Sciences Chairman, 1963-1968; Associate Curator, 1948-1956, standing at left, with Durward Howes seated at desk, and Associate Curator Paul Desautels standing to the right. Mr. Howes is looking at a collection of Mississippi freshwater pearls that he donated to the Smithsonian.
Historic Images of the Smithsonian
The Mississippi freshwater pearls are U.S. National Museum Accession #295806. Additional images are 2556-A and 2556-B.
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 95, Box 22, Folder 45
Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu
April 1971
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Washington (D.C.)
MNH 2556
Color: Black and White; Size: 10w x 8h; Type of Image: Group, candid; Medium: Photographic print