Alexander Wetmore - Photo Album, Panama, 1953

What would you do if you had the chance to retire from your job tomorrow? Former Smithsonian Secretary Alexander Wetmore's post-retirement pursuits allowed him to continue his scientific explorations. After stepping down as Secretary in 1952, Wetmore became a Smithsonian research associate and continued his decades-long ornithology research across the globe. This album documents Wetmore's first trip to Panama as a research associate. His field expedition was part of a longstanding study of birds in the region with colleague Watson M. Perrygo, a Natural History taxidermist. Explore Panama with Wetmore and Perrygo and help other volunteers to transcribe the image captions! (Formatting Note: No need to describe image placement on the page! Please use [[image]] on the first line to indicate a photo, followed by a second line with the caption, and a third with the date.)