Photograph
Increase Lapham Examining a Meteorite
| Stereograph portrait of Increase Allen Lapham (1811-1875) examining the sixth fragment of a 33 lb. meteorite found in Trenton, Washington County, Wisconsin in 1871. |
| Image ID: | 1944 |
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| Creation Date: | circa 1871 |
| Creator Name: | Unknown |
| City: | Trenton |
| County: | Pierce |
| State: | Wisconsin |
| Collection Name: | Increase A. Lapham papers, 1825-1930 |
| Genre: | Photograph |
| Original Format Type: | photographic print, b&w |
| Original Format Number: | NF Lapham, Increase |
| Original Dimensions: | 7 x 3.5 inches |
| Trenton Meteorite Milwaukee Public Museum Catalog #: 19258 The Trenton Meteorite at 4.5 billion years old is the oldest item in the Museum collection and perhaps on Earth. Report of the Smithsonian Institution for 1869. |
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| Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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