Photograph
Fielding B. Meek, Paleontologist
| Carte-de-visite portrait of Fielding B. Meek (1817-1876), American paleontologist. Meek became the Smithsonian Institution's first full-time paleontologist in 1858. Died of tuberculosis December 21, 1876. Shown here sitting in three-quarter profile, wearing a top hat. Handwritten inscription at bottom reads, "F.B.Meek 1868." |
| Image ID: | 44756 |
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| Creation Date: | 1868 |
| Creator Name: | Ulke, Henry |
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| Collection Name: | Increase A. Lapham papers, 1825-1930 |
| Genre: | Photograph |
| Original Format Type: | photographic print, b&w |
| Original Format Number: | PH 24 |
| Original Dimensions: | 2.5 x 4 inches |
| Handwritten inscription on the back reads, "F.B.Meek, To Prof. I. A. Lapham." The photographer's credit reads "Henry Ulke, 278 Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington D.C." From album of portrait photographs collected by Lapham depicting scientists and artists, ca. 1860-ca. 1875. Images include portraits of geologists, botanists, sculptors, and authors. |
| Hats |
| Ephemera |
| Beards |
| Clothing and dress |
| Indoor photography |
| Men |
| Portrait photography |
| Scientists |
| Suits (Clothing) |
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| Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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