John White in the Gem Hall

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Object Details

Author

Vargas, Rick

Subject

White, John

National Museum of Natural History (U.S.)

Notes

Featured in Torch, March 1991

Summary

John White, curator-in-charge of the National Museum of Natural History's Gem and Mineral Collection in the Gem Hall among gleaming specimens, including the storied Hope Diamond.

Contained within

Smithsonian Institution Archives Accession 98-015 Box 2 Folder March 1991

Contact information

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

Date

1991

Standard number

91-1261-13

Restrictions & Rights

No restrictions

Type

Photographic print

Person, candid

Physical description

Color: Black and White; Size: 10w x 8h; Type of Image: Person, candid; Medium: Photographic print

Data Source

Smithsonian Archives - History Div

Topic

Museum curators

Gem and Mineral Collection

Gems

Hope diamond

Metadata Usage

Usage conditions apply

Record ID

siris_sic_10153