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Charles Doolittle Walcott family campsite in the Canadian Rockies

unknown1910

Parks Canada

Parks Canada
Gatineau, Canada

Collecting trips for Charles Doolittle Walcott (1850-1927), paleontologist and fourth Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, were often a family affair. This 1910 photograph shows their campsite in the Canadian Rockies. Shown are (left to right) Mrs. Burling, Dr. Lancaster Burling, son Benjamin Stuart Walcott (1895-1917), guide Otto, wife Helena Stevens Walcott (d. 1911), and daughter Helen Breese Walcott (1894-1965), peering from behind Helena Walcott

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  • Title: Charles Doolittle Walcott family campsite in the Canadian Rockies
  • Creator: unknown
  • Date Created: 1910
  • Location Created: Walcott Quarry, Canada
  • Subject Keywords: The National Parks of Canada
  • Rights: ©Smithsonian Institution Archives. Image # SIA2008-1903
Parks Canada

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