Object Details
Subject
Rand, A. Stanley (Austin Stanley) 1932-
Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI)
Category
Historic Images of the Smithsonian
Notes
A. Stanley Rand (1932-2005), was a herpetologist specializing in frog communication. In 1964, Rand was appointed a Biologist at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI) in Panama. From 1974 to 1979, he served as Assistant Director at STRI, and in 1979 was named Senior Biologist.
Summary
A. Stanley Rand in Panama on the Old Gamboa Road. He is holding equipment to capture the sound of frogs and there is a small frog sitting on the microphone in his hand. Rand a herpetologist began his work at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute in 1964 and retired in 1998.
Contained within
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 9579, Box 1, Folder Stan Rand Oral History
Contact information
Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu
Date
June 1996
Standard number
SIA2011-0032
Restrictions & Rights
No restrictions
Type
Photographic print
Person, candid
Physical description
Number of Images: 1; Color: Color; Size: 6w x 4h; Type of Image: Person, candid; Medium: Photographic print
Place
Panama
Data Source
Smithsonian Archives - History Div
Topic
Sound recordings
Herpetologists
Frogs
Tropical forest
Herpetology
Smithsonian Institution--Employees
Biologists
Record ID
siris_sic_12509