Engraving of Robert Kennicott

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Object Details

Subject

Kennicott, Robert

Megatherium Club

Scientific Corps

Notes

Robert Kennicott (1835-1866) was an explorer and naturalist noted for his field work in Alaska. Interested in natural history from a young age, he began sending specimens to Spencer Baird and the Smithsonian Institution. Though based in Chicago for most of his short career, he also worked in Washington, D.C. with Spencer Baird to organize the Smithsonian's amphibian and reptile collections. While in D.C. he lived in the Smithsonian Institution Building or "Castle" and was a member of the Megatherium Club. Kennicott died in Alaska on May 13, 1866, while commanding the Russian-American Telegraph Expedition, also known as the Western Union Telegraph Expedition.

Summary

Engraving of Robert Kennicott done by the Western Engraving Co. Chicago.

Contained within

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 7073, Box 2, Folder: 5

Contact information

Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu

Date

C. 1860s

Standard number

SIA2011-1226

Restrictions & Rights

No restrictions

Type

Portraits

Engraving

Physical description

Number of Images: 1; Color: Sepia; Size: 4.5w x 5.25h; Type of Image: Portrait; Medium: Engraving

Place

Alaska

Data Source

Smithsonian Archives - History Div

Topic

Collectors and collecting

Portraits

Kennicott Expeditions

Explorers

Expeditions

Scientific expeditions

Metadata Usage

Usage conditions apply

Record ID

siris_sic_14716