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    		• Smithsonian Institution Building (Washington, D.C.)
     
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    		• Megatherium Club
     
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    		• Scientific expeditions
     
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    		• Scientific Corps
     
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    Robert Kennicott, Explorer, in Field Outfit
     
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    Catalog: 
    Historic Images of the Smithsonian
    Title: 
    Robert Kennicott, Explorer, in Field Outfit
    Date: 
    c. 1860s
    Author/Creator: 
    Unknown
    Contained In: 
    Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 95, Box 27C, Folder: 37
    Summary: 
    Robert Kennicott (1835-1866), explorer and naturalist, in his field clothes. Noted for his field work in Alaska, Kennicott was one of a group of young naturalists who lived in the Smithsonian Institution Building or "Castle" and dubbed themselves "The Megatherium Club." Kennicott died in Alaska on May 13, 1866, while commanding the Russian-American Telegraph Expedition, also known as the Western Union Telegraph Expedition.
    Notes: 
    43604 or MAH-43604 is the black and white negative and print, as well as this original carte de visite.
    Usage: 
    Restrictions: No restrictions
    Physical_Description: 
    Color: Sepia; Size: 2.5w x 4h; Type of Image: Portrait; Medium: Card photograph
    Negative Number: 
    SIA2011-0145
    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.
    Digital Reference: 
    Images Images
    Digital Copies: 
    SIA2011-0145.tif 1500 dpi
    MAH-43604.tif, 300 dpi,
    Subject: 
    Kennicott, Robert
    Smithsonian Institution Building (Washington, D.C.)
    Explorers
    Megatherium Club
    Expeditions
    Scientific expeditions
    Scientific Corps
    Expeditions
    Alaska
    Form/Genre: 
    Card photograph
    Portraits
    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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