Author:

Unknown  Search this

Subject:

Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI)  Search this

Barro Colorado Island Biological Laboratory  Search this

Physical description:

Color: Black and White; Size: 8w x 10h; Type of Image: Landscape; Medium: Photographic print

Type:

Photographic print

Landscape

Place:

Panama

Barro Colorado Island (Panama)

Barro Colorado Nature Monument (Panama)

Gatun Lake (Panama)

Date:

c. 1950s

Category:

Historic Images of the Smithsonian

Summary:

Aerial view of Barro Colorado Island Biological Laboratory showing docks, tramway and steps to top of island and the laboratory buildings. Opened in 1924 and called the Canal Zone Biological Area (CZBA), it was established as a research laboratory in order to investigate the flora and fauna of tropical America. In 1946 the operation was transferred to the Smithsonian Institution and was dedicated to conducting long-term studies in tropical biology. It was renamed the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute in 1964.

Contained within:

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 134, Box 12, Folder 6

Contact information:

Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu

Topic:

Docks  Search this

Barro Colorado Island (Panama)  Search this

Buildings  Search this

Research institutes  Search this

Tropical Biology  Search this

Standard number:

MAH-45278 or 45278-A

Restrictions & Rights:

No restrictions

Data Source:

Smithsonian Archives - History Div

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_sic_5865