Robert Kennicott
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| Robert Kennicott (1835-1866), explorer and naturalist, in his field clothes, c. 1860. Noted for his field work in Alaska, Kennicott was one of a group of young naturalists who lived in the Smithsonian Castle and dubbed themselves "The Megatherium Club." Kennicott died in Alaska on May 13, 1866 while commanding the Western Union Telegraph Expedition. William H. Dall July 9, 1865. Source: Smithsonian Scrapbook, Letter, Diaries, and Photographs from the Smithsonian Archives, Smithsonian Institution Archives, Institutional History Division |
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