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    1. B&W photograph of Island with markers showing Eniwetok and Perry Islands

      Travel to the Tropics, Archives-style!

      • Date: January 30, 2018
      • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
      • Description: Travel with us to the Galapagos and the Marshall Islands as we launch some warm-weather scientific field books, diaries, and correspondence. While it’s not very wintery in Washington D.C., we’re hoping this will offer an escape to those entering the long remaining months of snow, sleet, and ice. And if you’re avoiding the cold, what a better way to spend your time than helping

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    3. Historic Pictures

      Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute

      • Date: April 18, 2011
      • Description: The Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute in Panama was founded in 1923 as the Barro Colorado Island Laboratory to study tropical biology. In 1946, it was placed under Smithsonian aegis as the Canal Zone Biological Area. Although still based in Panama, today its researchers study biodiversity and human culture throughout the tropics. History of the Smithsonian Tropical

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    5. Webpage

      Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute

      • Date: April 14, 2011
      • Description: Access the official records of the Smithsonian Institution and learn about its history, key events, people, and research.

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    7. SI History Bibliography

      Coexistence: The Ecology and Evolution of Tropical Biodiversity

      • Date: 2016
      • Creator: Sapp, Jan
      • Creator: Sapp, Jan

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    9. Authority Record/EAC

      Smithsonian tropical research institute

      • Date: 1966

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    11. Smithsonian Legal Document

      Memorandum of Understanding Regarding the Establishment of a Center for Tropical Forest Science at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute

      • Date: 10/07/1990
      • Creator: Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI)
      • Creator: Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI)

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    13. The Tropical Travels of George C. Wheeler - Part I

      • Date: January 10, 2013
      • Description: George C. Wheeler and his travel in the Caribbean illustrate the interplay between science and tourism in Latin America.

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    15. Tropical Jungle, Panama

      Tropical Jungle, Panama

      • Date: 1910-1911
      • Creator: Hitchcock, A. S (Albert Spear) 1865-1935
      • Creator: Hitchcock, A. S (Albert Spear) 1865-1935

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    17. Close-up photo of Oris I. Sanjur.

      There's a new Acting Director at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute!

      • Date: September 10, 2020
      • Creator: Hannah Byrne
      • Description: A brief look at the history and attitudes towards women and Latin Americans at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute amplifies the significance of Dr. Oris I. Sanjur’s formal appointment as acting director in 2020.

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    19. SI History Bibliography

      Problems in the Institutionalization of Tropical Biology: The Case of Barro Colorado Island Biological Laboratory

      • Date: 1990
      • Creator: Hagen, Joel B
      • Creator: Hagen, Joel B

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    21. Tropical Forest in the Gatun Lake Area, Panama

      Tropical Forest in the Gatun Lake Area, Panama

      • Date: 1911
      • Creator: Goldman, Edward Alphonso
      • Creator: Goldman, Edward Alphonso

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    23. Barro Colorado Island, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Panama

      Sneak Peek: Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute

      • Date: March 11, 2019
      • Creator: Marguerite Roby
      • Description: Series of photographs of Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute buildings and facilities at Barro Colorado, Naos, and Galeta islands, Panama, 1960s, SIA RU000095.

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