George Brown Goode
Description: George Brown Goode (1851-1896), Assistant Secretary in charge of the United States National Museum, Smithsonian Institution from 1887 to 1896. This photograph of Goode shows him looking directly at the camera. Goode was an ichthyologist, or fish specialist by training. Goode joined the staff of the Smithsonian to assist with preparations for exhibits at the 1876 Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia and eventually became one of the leading figures in American museum theory and practice.
Creator/Photographer: Unidentified photographer
Medium: Black and white photographic print
Dimensions: 10 in x 8 in
Date: 1880
Repository: Smithsonian Institution Archives
Accession number: 10667
George Brown Goode
Description: George Brown Goode (1851-1896), Assistant Secretary in charge of the United States National Museum, Smithsonian Institution from 1887 to 1896. This photograph of Goode shows him looking directly at the camera. Goode was an ichthyologist, or fish specialist by training. Goode joined the staff of the Smithsonian to assist with preparations for exhibits at the 1876 Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia and eventually became one of the leading figures in American museum theory and practice.
Creator/Photographer: Unidentified photographer
Medium: Black and white photographic print
Dimensions: 10 in x 8 in
Date: 1880
Repository: Smithsonian Institution Archives
Accession number: 10667