Photograph
Professor Josiah Dwight Whitney, Geologist
| Carte-de-visite portrait of Josiah D. Whitney (1819-1896), professor of Geology at Harvard University (1865-96), and chief of the Californa Geological Survey (1860-74). Mount Whitney, the highest point in the continental United States, was named after him by members of the survey. Handwritten text at the bottom of the image reads, "J.D. Whitney, 1864." |
| Image ID: | 45283 |
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| Creation Date: | circa 1864 |
| Creator Name: | Sellek, Silas |
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| Collection Name: | Increase A. Lapham papers, 1825-1930 |
| Genre: | Photograph |
| Original Format Type: | photographic print, b&w |
| Original Format Number: | PH 24 |
| Original Dimensions: | 2.5 x 4 inches |
| Photographer's credit on the back reads, "Silas Sellek, Photographic Artist, 415 Montgomery St., San Francisco, 2 doors from Wells, Fargo & Co." From album of portrait photographs collected by Lapham depicting scientists and artists, ca. 1860-ca. 1875. Images include portraits of geologists, botanists, sculptors, and authors. |
| Teachers |
| Ephemera |
| Men |
| Portrait photography |
| Scientists |
| Suits (Clothing) |
| Indoor photography |
| Beards |
| Mustaches |
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| Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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