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Author:
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Subject:
Maynard, George C  Search this
United States National Museum  Search this
National Museum of Natural History (U.S.) Dept. of Anthropology  Search this
United States National Museum Division of Mechanical Technology  Search this
Physical description:
Color: Black and White; Size: 5 1/4w x 7 1/4h; Type of Image: Portrait; Medium: Photographic print
Type:
Photographic print
Portraits
Date:
1899
Category:
Historic Images of the Smithsonian
Notes:
There original negative number is 28345, but that negative has been lost.
Summary:
Portrait of George Colton Maynard was born in Ann Arbor, Michigan in 1839. He moved to Washington, D.C. during the early years of the Civil War he worked as a military telegraph operator and after the war, he worked for several years with the U.S. Signal Corps. Maynard came to the United States National Museum in 1885 and worked as an aid and custodian for the Division of Technology (Mechanical Phases) in the Department of Anthropology. He was appointed Assistant Curator in 1901-1912, and Curator of Mechanical Technology until his death in 1918.
Contained within:
Smithsonian Institution Archives Record Unit 95 Box 16 Folder 75
Contact information:
Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu
Topic:
Museum curators  Search this
Portraits  Search this
Standard number:
2002-10655
Restrictions & Rights:
No restrictions
Data Source:
Smithsonian Archives - History Div
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sic_10320