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Author:
Wetmore, Alexander 1886-  Search this
Subject:
Wetmore, Alexander 1886-  Search this
Semy  Search this
Physical description:
Number of Images: 1; Color: Black and white; Size: 4.5w x 4.6h; Type of Image: Group, candid; Medium: Photographic print
Type:
Photographic print
Group, candid
Place:
Panama
San Blas Islands (Panama)
Panama, San Blas
Date:
February 9, 1957
Category:
Historic Images of the Smithsonian
Notes:
The geographic location of this image is approximated by the information provided in Wetmore's original description of the image. It is not an exact longitude and latitude.
Summary:
On San Blas Island, Panama, Semy and his family (woman and child) stand in a field in San Blas, Panama. Two large bunches of bananas lie on the ground. The image was taken by Smithsonian Secretary and ornithologist Alexander Wetmore while on an ornithological expedition to Panama.
Contained within:
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 7006, Box 184, Folder: Panama 1957 Part 1
Contact information:
Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu
Topic:
Cuna Indians  Search this
Scientific expeditions  Search this
Women  Search this
Panamanians  Search this
Children  Search this
Indians of Central America  Search this
Standard number:
SIA2010-3496 or Wetmore Negative Number 6217
Restrictions & Rights:
No restrictions
Data Source:
Smithsonian Archives - History Div
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sic_12372