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    		• United States Bureau of Biological Survey
     
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    		• Secretaries
     
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    		• Field Work
     
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    		• Riacho Pilaga, Argentina
     
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    		• Secretariats
     
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    		• Ornithology
     
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    		• Scientific expeditions
     
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    		• Argentina
     
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    		• Birds
     
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    		• Collectors and collecting
     
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    		• Person, candid
     
     
    Alexander Wetmore at his Work Quarters in Argentina
     
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    Historic Images of the Smithsonian
    Title: 
    Alexander Wetmore at his Work Quarters in Argentina
    Date: 
    August 16, 1920
    Author/Creator: 
    Unknown
    Contained In: 
    Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 7006, Box 170, Folder: Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay - 1920
    Summary: 
    Alexander Wetmore, noted ornithologist and sixth Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1944-1952, is seen here standing in the doorway of his work quarters at Hacienda Linda Vista in Riacho Pilaga, Argentina, on August 16, 1920. He was conducting field work for the U. S. Bureau of Biological Survey. The walls of the quarters are thatched; however, the roof is not visible. Several dead birds are hanging upside down on the side of the doorway. Wetmore is holding a dead bird in each hand. Secretary Wetmore conducted extensive field work throughout the islands of the Caribbean and many Latin American countries.
    Notes: 
    The negative for this print is also at this location. There are a variety of pictures from Wetmore's field work in Latin America at this SIA location.
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    Restrictions: No restrictions
    Physical_Description: 
    Number of Images: 1 Color: Black and White; Size: 4w x 2.75h; Type of Image: Person, candid; Medium: Photographic print
    Negative Number: 
    SIA2011-2228 or B. S. 22029
    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.
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    SIA2011-2228.tif, 1500 dpi
    Subject: 
    Wetmore, Alexander, 1886-
    United States Bureau of Biological Survey
    Secretaries
    Field Work
    Riacho Pilaga, Argentina
    Secretariats
    Ornithology
    Scientific expeditions
    Argentina
    Birds
    Collectors and collecting
    Specimens
    Ornithologists
    Form/Genre: 
    Photographic print
    Person, candid
    Contact Information: 
    Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu
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