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Author:
Unknown  Search this
Subject:
Johnston, Earl S  Search this
Smithsonian Institution Building (Washington, D.C.)  Search this
Smithsonian Environmental Research Center (SERC)  Search this
Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory  Search this
Physical description:
Color: Black and White; Size: 10w x 8h; Type of Image: Interior; Medium: Photographic print; Number of Images: 1;
Type:
Photographic print
Interior
Date:
c. 1929-1934
Category:
Historic Images of the Smithsonian
Notes:
Secretary Charles Greeley Abbot established the Division of Radiation and Organisms in 1929. Its function was to investigate the effects of solar radiation upon living organisms, mainly plants, and the division was part of the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory.
See negatives SIA2011-1306 and 34425.
Summary:
The Division of Radiation and Organisms was located in the basement of the Smithsonian Institution Building. Shown here is apparatus for studying phototropism (bending toward light) of seedlings, in connection with experiments to determine effects of wave lengths of light on growth. Photo shows Earl S. Johnston at work.
Contained within:
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 95, Box 31A, Folder: 36
Contact information:
Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu
Topic:
Interiors  Search this
Radiation Biology Laboratory  Search this
Division of Radiation and Organisms  Search this
Basements  Search this
Smithsonian Institution--Employees  Search this
Solar radiation  Search this
Scientific apparatus and instruments  Search this
Research--Equipment and supplies  Search this
Experiments  Search this
Biophysics  Search this
Standard number:
11036-F or MNH-11036F
Restrictions & Rights:
No restrictions
Data Source:
Smithsonian Archives - History Div
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sic_10727