Explore a variety of locations ranging from Alaska to Trinidad through Mary Agnes Chase's album of several hundred black-and-white photographs from the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Mary Agnes Chase (1869-1963) began working for the USDA as a botanical artist in 1903 and eventually retired as a senior botanist in 1939. She was a leading grass specialist of the time, as well as an active participant in social and political causes including the woman’s suffrage movement – involvement that nearly cost Chase her job. As a female scientist, she overcame many barriers through her work. This photograph album includes images of landscapes, cities, industry, vegetation, and people from various areas of the United States and Central America.
Help us transcribe captions and other details from the album to better showcase the history of these places and Chase's work.
Explore a variety of locations ranging from Alaska to Trinidad through Mary Agnes Chase's album of several hundred black-and-white photographs from the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Mary Agnes Chase (1869-1963) began working for the USDA as a botanical artist in 1903 and eventually retired as a senior botanist in 1939. She was a leading grass specialist of the time, as well as an active participant in social and political causes including the woman’s suffrage movement – involvement that nearly cost Chase her job. As a female scientist, she overcame many barriers through her work. This photograph album includes images of landscapes, cities, industry, vegetation, and people from various areas of the United States and Central America.
Help us transcribe captions and other details from the album to better showcase the history of these places and Chase's work.
Mary Agnes Chase’s album consists primarily of photographs with handwritten or typed captions, but also includes some photographic clippings taken from magazines and books. Photographs feature a variety of locations within the United States (Alaska, Arizona, Michigan, Texas, Yellowstone National Park) as well as Latin America (Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Trinidad). Although a few photographs are dated 1898 or 1903, many are undated. Corresponding numbers, possibly photograph or collector numbers, are written next to some photographs, but are not in order.
