Mary Jane Rathbun Working with Specimens

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Object Details

Author

Unknown

Subject

Rathbun, Mary Jane 1860-1943

National Museum of Natural History (U.S.)

United States National Museum

Natural History Building

Summary

Mary Jane Rathbun (1860-1943), carcinologist at the National Museum of Natural History, at her desk examining crab specimens. Picture was taken towards the end of her career at the Smithsonian.

Contained within

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 7256, Box 8, Folder: 6

Contact information

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

Date

c. 1930s?

Standard number

SIA2009-0710 or 97-3497

Restrictions & Rights

No restrictions

Type

Photographic print

Person, candid

Physical description

Color: Black and White; Size: 4 1/2w x 3 3/8h; Type of Image: Person, candid; Medium: Photographic print

Data Source

Smithsonian Archives - History Div

Topic

Carcinology

Invertebrate Zoology

Specimens

Women--Employees

Women--History

Women Scientists

Employees

Scientists

Invertebrates

Women

Museum curators

Metadata Usage

Usage conditions apply

Record ID

siris_sic_9848