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Author:
Bentley, W. A (Wilson Alwyn) 1865-1931  Search this
Subject:
Langley, S. P (Samuel Pierpont) 1834-1906  Search this
Physical description:
Number of Images: 4 Color: Color ; Size: 5w x 8h ; Type of Image: Document ; Medium: Paper
Type:
Pictorial works
Document
Paper
Place:
United States
Date:
December 15, 1904
Category:
Historic Images of the Smithsonian
Notes:
SIA2011-0988 (page 1), SIA2011-0989 (page 2), SIA2011-0990 (page 3), SIA2011-0991 (page 4).
Summary:
Letter from Wilson A. Bentley to Smithsonian Institution Secretary Samuel P. Langley offering to send his photographs of snowflakes to the Smithsonian Institution to prevent any damage from befalling them. Bentley invented the technique of microphotography of snowflakes and took thousands of photographs throughout his life. December 15, 1904. 4 pages.
Contained within:
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 31, Box 13, Folder: Bentley, Wilson A. 1904-1905
Contact information:
Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu
Topic:
Snow  Search this
Photography  Search this
Donors  Search this
Snowflakes  Search this
Letters  Search this
Crystallography  Search this
Photography--History  Search this
Photomicrography  Search this
Photography--Scientific applications  Search this
Standard number:
SIA2011-0988 and SIA2011-0989 and SIA2011-0990 and SIA2011-0991
Restrictions & Rights:
No restrictions
Data Source:
Smithsonian Archives - History Div
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sic_12884