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Author:
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Subject:
Chase, Agnes 1869-1963  Search this
United States Dept. of Agriculture  Search this
United States National Herbarium  Search this
United States National Museum  Search this
Physical description:
Color: Black and White; Size: 10w x 8h; Type of Image: Person, candid; Medium: Photographic print
Type:
Photographic print
Person, candid
Date:
c. 1960
Category:
Historic Images of the Smithsonian
Summary:
Mary Agnes Chase (1869-1963), Honorary Curator of the United States National Herbarium at the Smithsonian Institution and Botanist at the United States Department of Agriculture, seated at a desk with herbarium sheets. Chase specialized in the study of grasses and conducted extensive field work in South America. Chase is sitting at a work table comparing grass specimens, c. 1960.
Contained within:
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 95, Box 5, Folder: 30
Contact information:
Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu
Topic:
National Collections  Search this
Specimens  Search this
Women--History  Search this
Agrostology  Search this
Tropical Biology  Search this
Botany  Search this
Grasses  Search this
Botanists  Search this
Smithsonian Institution--Employees  Search this
Standard number:
SIA2009-0712 or MAH45234
Restrictions & Rights:
No restrictions
Data Source:
Smithsonian Archives - History Div
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sic_10039