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Item Information     Who else has...     Unknown     Kennicott, Robert     Stimpson, William,     Ulke, Henry     Bryant, Henry     Smithsonian Institution Building (Washington, D.C.)     Megatherium Club     Collectors and collecting     Expeditions     Explorers     Natural history     Scientific expeditions     Clubs     Scientists     Societies     Card photograph     Group

Smithsonian Explorers, The Megatherium Club   Catalog:  Historic Images of the Smithsonian Title:  Smithsonian Explorers, The Megatherium Club Date:  c. 1862-63 Author/Creator:  Unknown Contained In:  Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 95, Box 27-C, Folder: Kennicott Summary:  Many scientists lived in the Smithsonian Institution Building in its early years. These four young naturalists lived in the building and often collected for the Smithsonian while on exploring expeditions in the mid-nineteenth century. Clockwise from upper left: Robert Kennicott, Henry Ulke, Henry Bryant and William Stimpson. They dubbed themselves the "Megatherium Club" after an extinct giant sloth that had been recently uncovered. Notes:  Original located in small print file, have copy negative and black and white print in RU95, Box 14, Folder 39 Usage:  Restrictions: No restrictions Physical_Description:  Color: Sepia; Size: 2w x 3h; Type of Image: Group; Medium: Card photograph Negative Number:  43604-I and SIA2008-0347 Ordering Information:  For permission to reproduce or publish, contact osiaref@si.edu or call 202-633-5870. To order reproductions, call 202-633-1933 or contact photos@si.edu. Order copies of digital files with SIA pre-fixes from osiaref@si.edu or call 202-633-5870. Digital Reference:  Digital Copies:  SIA2008-0347.tif, 400 dpi, Subject:  Kennicott, Robert Stimpson, William, 1832-1872 Ulke, Henry Bryant, Henry Smithsonian Institution Building (Washington, D.C.) Megatherium Club Collectors and collecting Expeditions Explorers Natural history Scientific expeditions Clubs Scientists Societies Form/Genre:  Card photograph Group Contact Information:  Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu Copy/Holding information Catalog   Historic Images of the Smithsonian Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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