Foster, Margaret D (Margaret Dorothy) b. 1895 Search this
United States Geological Survey (USGS) Search this
Physical description:
Number of Images: 1; Color: Black and white; Size: 4.5w x 6.5h; Type of Image: Person, candid; Medium: Photographic print
Type:
Photographic print
Person, candid
Date:
1919
Category:
Historic Images of the Smithsonian
Notes:
The image is found in a collection of photographs from the Department of Mineral Sciences and its predecessor, the Department of Geology.
Summary:
Margaret D. Foster (1895-1970), working in a lab, was the first woman chemist to work for the United States Geological Survey. Bottles fill shelves in front of her.
Contained within:
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 7421, Box 1, Folder Margaret D. Foster, 1919
