Dr. G. M. Smith Examining Plant Specimens

Object Details

Category: Historic Images of the Smithsonian
: Operation Crossroads was an expedition to Bikini Atoll and the northern Marshall Islands in 1946 under the auspices of the Department of the Navy. Smithsonian and other scientists collected specimens before and after atom bomb tests. Specimens were collected for the purpose of comparison and to make possible a study of anatomical variations among the various island populations.; In 1947 scientists returned to resurvey the region to determine the impact of the atomic tests.; See Neg. #s for Operation Crossroads 1947: 92-11701, SIA2010-0924, SIA2010-0925, SIA2010-0927, SIA2010-0928, SIA2010-0929, SIA2010-0964, SIA2010-0965, SIA2010-0966, SIA2010-0967, SIA2010-0968, SIA2010-0969, SIA2010-0970, SIA2010-0971, SIA2010-0972
Summary: Dr. G. M. Smith examines plant specimens in the biology laboratory set up on a northern Marshall Island in the Pacific Ocean. He is seated at a table in a covered building which is surrounded by tropical foliage. On the table are two microscopes, a helmet, and other items.
Contained within: Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 7222, Box 24, Folder: 1
Contact information: Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu

1947

Physical description: Number of Images: 1; Color: Black and White; Size: 4w x 5h; Type of Image: Person, candid; Medium: Photographic print

Smithsonian Archives - History Div

Topic: Atomic Bomb Tests; Botanists; Botany; Collectors and collecting; Explorations and Expeditions; Headgear; Laboratories; Microscopes; Nuclear weapons--Testing; Operation Crossroads, Marshall Islands, 1946/1947; Optical instruments; Plants; Scientific expeditions; Scientists; Specimens; Tropical forest