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Creator:
Curtis, Edward S. 1868-1952  Search this
Subject:
Merriam, C. Hart (Clinton Hart) 1855-1942  Search this
Union Pacific Railroad Company  Search this
United States Bureau of Biological Survey  Search this
Washington Academy of Sciences (Washington, D.C.)  Search this
Harriman Alaska Expedition (1899)  Search this
Physical description:
Photographic prints 9.5h x 13.75w
Type:
Black-and-white photographs
Place:
Kodiak Island (Alaska)
Prince William Sound (Alaska)
Shoshone Falls (Idaho)
Wrangell (Alaska)
Date:
1899
Notes:
Also known as: RU7243_Box1_F1_Harriman7 [SPI_1545]
Summary:
Photo of two totem poles in front of a building in Wrangell, Alaska. Page 19 of a photo album documenting the Harriman Alaska Expedition, Volume 1. This image is part of a series of photographs taken by various members of the Harriman Alaska Expedition of 1899, which was cosponsored by Edward Henry Harriman, president of the Union Pacific Railroad and the Washington Academy of Sciences. Originally conceived by Harriman as a big-game hunt, the enterprise was transformed into a scientific expedition upon the advice of Clinton Hart Merriman, chief of the Bureau of Biological Survey.
Cite as:
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 7243, Harriman Alaska Expedition, Image No. SIA2012-3650
Repository Loc.:
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Capital Gallery, Suite 3000, MRC 507; 600 Maryland Avenue, SW; Washington, DC 20024-2520
Topic:
Botany  Search this
Discoveries in science  Search this
Geology  Search this
Nature and society  Search this
Scientific expeditions  Search this
Totem poles  Search this
United States--History  Search this
Zoology  Search this
Local number:
SIA RU007243 [SIA2012-3650]
Restrictions & Rights:
No access restrictions Many of SIA's holdings are located off-site, and advance notice is recommended to consult a collection. Please email the SIA Reference Team at osiaref@si.edu
Copyright Not Evaluated
Data Source:
Smithsonian Institution Archives
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_arc_308114