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John W. Mills Photograph Collection, circa 1904-1939

Summary

Collection ID:: SIA.FARU7336
Creators:: Mills, John W., 1876-1952
Dates:: circa 1904-1939
Languages:: English
Physical Description:: 0.25 cu. ft. (1 half document box)
Repository:: Smithsonian Institution Archives

Descriptive Entry

This collection consists of photographs of the Laboratory and the Dry Tortugas Islands. Included are photographs of laboratory facilities, research vessels, Fort Jefferson, Bird Key, and Loggerhouse Lighthouse. Several of the photographs show the effects of a 1919 hurricane on laboratory facilities.

Historical Note

John W. Mills (1876-1952) was chief engineer at the Marine Biological Laboratory of the Carnegie Institution of Washington at Tortugas, Florida, from 1904 to 1939.

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Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 7336, John W. Mills Photograph Collection

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Keyword Terms	Keyword Types
Mills, John W., 1876-1952	Personal Name	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Marine Biological Laboratory of the Carnegie Institution of Washington	Corporate Name	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Marine biology	Topic	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Research vessels	Topic	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Laboratories	Topic	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Lighthouses	Topic	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Dry Tortugas (Fla.)	Place	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Fort Jefferson (Fla.)	Place	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Black-and-white photographs	Genre/Form	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid

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