George Brown Goode

ID: 2002-12176 and 47868

Creator: Unknown

Form/Genre: Photographic print

Date: c. 1880s

Citation: Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 95, Box 9, Folder: 28B

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Summary

George Brown Goode (1851-1896), Assistant Secretary in charge of the United States National Museum, Smithsonian Institution from 1887 to 1896. An ichthyologist by training, Goode joined the staff of the Smithsonian to assist with preparations for exhibits at the 1876 Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia and eventually became one of the leading figures in American museum theory and practice.

Subject

  • Goode, G. Brown (George Brown) 1851-1896
  • Assistant Secretary in charge of the United States National Museum
  • United States National Museum

Category

Historic Images of the Smithsonian

Notes

Original negative number is 47868. This appears to be a cropped and air-brushed version of negative number 11776.

Contained within

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 95, Box 9, Folder: 28B

Contact information

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

Date

c. 1880s

Restrictions & Rights

No restrictions

Topic

  • Personnel management
  • Employees
  • Portraits
  • Museums
  • Management
  • Museum techniques
  • Management--Museums
  • Museum curators
  • Museum directors
  • Museums--Employees

Form/Genre

Photographic print

ID Number

2002-12176 and 47868

Physical description

Color: Sepia; Size: 8w x 10h; Type of Image: Portrait; Medium: Photographic print

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