Margaret V. Dunham, standing at bank of instruments, 1943

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Object Details

Subject

Dunham, Margaret V

United States Army Women's Army Corps

United States Army Chemical Warfare Service Medical Division

Notes

Also known as: [SPI_5736]

Summary

In 1943, when this photograph was taken, Women's Army Corps Lt. Margaret V. Dunham was conducting research in the Chemical Warfare Service's Medical Division at the Edgewood Arsenal in Maryland. A native of New York City, she had just completed degrees in chemistry and biology at Columbia University.

Cite as

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 90-105, Science Service Records, Image No. SIA2008-1478

Repository Loc.

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Capital Gallery, Suite 3000, MRC 507; 600 Maryland Avenue, SW; Washington, DC 20024-2520

Date

1943

Local number

SIA Acc. 90-105 [SIA2008-1478]

Restrictions & Rights

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Type

Black-and-white photographs

Data Source

Smithsonian Institution Archives

Topic

Biology

Chemistry

Women scientists

Metadata Usage

CC0

Record ID

siris_arc_308445