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Author:
Wetmore, Alexander 1886-  Search this
Subject:
Wetmore, Annie Beatrice Thielen  Search this
Semy  Search this
Sánchez, Florentino  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, Mandinga
Date:
February 9, 1957
Category:
Historic Images of the Smithsonian
Notes:
Bea Wetmore was the wife of Alexander Wetmore. Florentino Sánchez and Semy were associates Wetmore met while on expedition in Panama.
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:
Florentino Sánchez and Bea Wetmore stand with Semy's family (women and child) in Mandinga, San Blas, Panama. Several 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
Islands  Search this
Women  Search this
Panamanians  Search this
Children  Search this
Scientific expeditions  Search this
Field trips  Search this
Indians of Central America  Search this
Standard number:
SIA2010-3497 or Wetmore Negative Number 6221
Restrictions & Rights:
No restrictions
Data Source:
Smithsonian Archives - History Div
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sic_12373