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Creator:
Peale, Titian Ramsay 1799-1885  Search this
Subject:
Henry, Joseph 1797-1878  Search this
Henry, Harriet A. 1808-1882  Search this
Henry, Mary A. 1834-1903  Search this
Henry, Caroline 1839-1920  Search this
Henry, Helen Louisa 1836-1912  Search this
Physical description:
3 x 2.5;
Type:
Photographs
Date:
1865
Circa 1865
Notes:
USNM No. 75079
SPS Copy No. 2002-12181
Joseph Henry was an American scientist who served as the first Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution and discovered the electromagnetic phenomenon of self-inductance (SI).
Summary:
Secretary Joseph Henry with wife Harriet Alexander Henry, and three daughters, Caroline Henry, Mary Henry, and Helen Louisa Henry, holding croquet mallets on Smithsonian grounds.
Cite as:
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 95, Box 27C, Image No. SIA_000095_B27C_004
Repository Loc.:
Smithsonian Institution Archives Capital Gallery, Suite 3000, MRC 507; 600 Maryland Avenue, SW; Washington, DC 20024-2520
Topic:
Portraits, Group  Search this
Local number:
SIA RU000095 [SIA_000095_B27C_004]
Restrictions & Rights:
No access restrictions. Many of SIA's holdings are located off-site, and advance notice is recommended to consult a collection. Please email the SIA Reference Team at osiaref@si.edu
No Copyright - United States
Data Source:
Smithsonian Institution Archives
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_arc_403858