No one would call U.S. National Museum Curator of Fishes Tarleton H. Bean lazy. In fact, Bean was so busy in the year 1891-92, splitting his time between the U.S. Fish Commission and his duties with the Smithsonian, that he admittedly barely did much at the museum. Fortunately, Bean still focused on collecting for the department of fishes during expeditions with the commission. For instance, some of the specimen collected during the commission’s trips aboard the steamer Albatross, through the North Pacific and Bering Sea, found their ways to the museum’s collections. Dive in with a group of volunpeers to read more about the 554 new specimens added and numerous publications written by the division.
No one would call U.S. National Museum Curator of Fishes Tarleton H. Bean lazy. In fact, Bean was so busy in the year 1891-92, splitting his time between the U.S. Fish Commission and his duties with the Smithsonian, that he admittedly barely did much at the museum. Fortunately, Bean still focused on collecting for the department of fishes during expeditions with the commission. For instance, some of the specimen collected during the commission’s trips aboard the steamer Albatross, through the North Pacific and Bering Sea, found their ways to the museum’s collections. Dive in with a group of volunpeers to read more about the 554 new specimens added and numerous publications written by the division.
For more information about these curators’ annual reports, head to the Record Unit 158 finding aid.