Author:

Unknown  Search this

Subject:

Abbot, C. G (Charles Greeley) b. 1872  Search this

Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory  Search this

Physical description:

Color: Black and White; Size: 8w x 6h; Type of Image: Person, candid; Medium: Photographic print

Type:

Photographic print

Person, candid

Category:

Historic Images of the Smithsonian

Notes:

There are several candid photographs of Abbot and SAO staff playing tennis at this SIA location.

Summary:

Astrophysicist Charles Greeley Abbot, (Fifth Secretary of the Smithsonian, 1928-1944), playing tennis behind the Smithsonian Institution Building, the "Castle," next to the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, in the South Yard. Abbot is seen here getting ready to serve the ball.

Contained within:

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 7005, Box 186, Folder: 2

Contact information:

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

Topic:

Secretaries  Search this

Observatories  Search this

Tennis  Search this

Secretariats  Search this

Sports  Search this

Smithsonian Institution--Employees  Search this

Standard number:

15277 or MAH-15277

Restrictions & Rights:

No restrictions

Data Source:

Smithsonian Archives - History Div

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_sic_8192