Photograph
Spencer Fullerton Baird, Ornithologist and Ichthylogist
| Carte-de-visite portrait of Spencer Fullerton Baird (1823-1887), American ornithologist and ichthylogist. In 1838, Baird met John James Audubon, after which he turned his studies toward ornithology. Baird became a professor of Natural History at Dickinson College in 1845. From 1850 until 1878 he was assistant-secretary of the Smithsonian Institution. From 1871 until his death he served as the U.S. Commissioner of Fish and Fisheries. Handwritten inscription on bottom of card reads, "S.F. Baird, U.S. Fish Commissioner, 1867." |
| Image ID: | 47666 |
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| Creation Date: | 1867 |
| 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: | 2.4 x 4 inches |
| Photographer's credit on back reads, "Henry Ulke, 278 Pennslyvania Avenue, Washington D.C., 1865." 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. Album includes newspaper clipping from 1915 announcing the publication of his biography. |
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| Ephemera |
| Universities and colleges |
| Beards |
| Indoor photography |
| Men |
| Portrait photography |
| Scientists |
| Faculty |
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| Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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