Walcott, Charles D (Charles Doolittle) 1850-1927 Search this
Physical description:
Number of Images: 1; Color: Black and white; Size: 10w x 8h; Type of Image: Person, candid; Medium: Photographic print
Type:
Photographic print
Person, candid
Place:
British Columbia
Date:
1920
Category:
Historic Images of the Smithsonian
Summary:
Mary Vaux Walcott (1860-1940), third wife of Charles Doolittle Walcott (1850-1927), fourth Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution from 1907 to 1927. Mrs. Walcott was a noted wild flower artist, photographer, and amateur geologist and accompanied her husband on his trips to British Columbia. She is pictured seated in a field camp and on the ground are rolled up bedrolls, two carrying cases and other camp equipment. Patches of snow can be seen.
Contained within:
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 95, Box 69, Folder: SA-88
