Author:

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Subject:

Henry, Joseph 1797-1878  Search this

Henry, Mary Anna 1834-1903  Search this

Clark, Frank Wigglesworth  Search this

Dalton, John Call 1825-1889  Search this

Bessels, Emil 1847-1888  Search this

Gould, Benjamin Apthorp  Search this

Billings, John Shaw 1838-1913  Search this

Rhees, William Jones 1830-1907  Search this

Dutton, Clarence E (Clarence Edward) 1841-1912  Search this

Guyot, A (Arnold) 1807-1884  Search this

Parker, Peter  Search this

Mayer, Alfred M  Search this

Silliman, Benjamin 1816-1885  Search this

Loomis, Elias  Search this

Schott, Charles A (Charles Anthony) 1826-1901  Search this

Newcomb, Simon 1835-1909  Search this

Morgan, Lewis Henry 1818-1881  Search this

Newberry, John Strong  Search this

Hilgard, J. E  Search this

Woodward, J.J  Search this

Ferrel, William  Search this

Coffin, J. H. C  Search this

Engelmann, George  Search this

Pierce, Benjamin  Search this

Michelson, A. A  Search this

Mitchell, S. Wier  Search this

Endlich, F. M  Search this

Smithsonian Institution Building (Washington, D.C.)  Search this

National Academy of Sciences (U.S.)  Search this

Physical description:

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

Type:

Photographic print

Group

Date:

April 1874

Category:

Historic Images of the Smithsonian

Notes:

This negative number has numbers written on it to identify the people attending the meeting. See also Neg. #19072 (SIA RU95 B56 F1) for the same image without the numbers written on it.

See the "Bulletin of the Stated Session of the National Academy of Sciences" in Record Unit 7115 National Academy of Science Records, Box 1, Folder 15 for a list of speakers. Emil Bessels presence dates this photograph.

Summary:

Meeting of the National Academy of Sciences in the Mineral Hall, West Wing, Smithsonian Institution Building, "Castle," April 1874. Joseph Henry, the first Secretary of the Smithsonian (1846-1878) is seated at the head of the room behind a small table. The rest of the participants are seated around the room. Several maps are arranged around Henry and there are mineralogy specimens visible in their exhibit cases against the walls of the room. There are a total of 48 people present at the meeting. Although Mary Henry is the only woman identified at the meeting, there are five other women present as well.

Those identified are as follows: 1. Joseph Henry, presiding, 2. Mary Henry, 3. William Jones Rhees, 4. Frank Wigglesworth Clarke, 5. J. S. Newberry, 6. J. C. Dalton, 7. J. E. Hilgard, 8. J. J. Woodward, 9. Peter Parker, 10. Alfred M. Mayer, 11. William Ferrel, 12. Benjamin Silliman, 13. C. E. Dutton, 14. Emil Bessels, 15. Arnold Guyot, 16. J. H. C. Coffin, 17. B. A. Gould, 18. Elias Loomis, 19. C. A. Schott, 20. George Engelmann, 21. Benjamin Pierce, 22. Simon Newcomb, 23. Lewis Henry Morgan, 24. A. A. Michelson, 25. J. S. Billings, 26. S. Wier Mitchell, 27. F. M. Endlich. Simon Newcomb (#22) has a full beard and is the gentleman sitting directly in front of Benjamin Silliman (#12).

There remains a question concerning the identification of two individuals. There are two number "24's" on the photograph and no number "21." Therefore, it is most likely that one of these men is Pierce and the other is Michelson.

Contained within:

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 95, Box 28, Folder: 22

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

Secretariats  Search this

Women  Search this

Women--History  Search this

Scientists  Search this

Meetings  Search this

Smithsonian Institution--Employees  Search this

Standard number:

MAH10844

Restrictions & Rights:

No restrictions

Data Source:

Smithsonian Archives - History Div

EDAN-URL:

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