Keywords: smithsonian institution smithsonianinstitution womensday science service records scienceservicerecords society for science & the public societyforsciencethepublic ultramarine blue chromodorid mexichromis porterae ultramarinebluechromodoridmexichromisporterae botanists biologists helianthus asteraceae sunflower helianthus annus helianthusannus agriculture couple flowers black and white blackandwhite garden sunflowers elderly black an white blackanwhite cockerell botonist nature education natureeducation foaf:depicts=http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1031244 foaf:depicts=httpnlagovaunlaparty1031244 xmlns:foaf=http://xmlns.com/foaf/0.1/ xmlns:foaf=httpxmlnscomfoaf01 smithsonian institution archives smithsonianinstitutionarchives women's history month womenshistorymonth women in science womeninscience 2009 botany 20th century - early 20thcenturyearly private blackandwhite monochrome black and white Description: In this 1935 photograph, botanist Wilmatte Porter Cockerell (1871-1957) is shown with biologist Theodore Dru Alison Cockerell (1866-1948), whom she married in 1900. In 1901, he named the ultramarine blue chromodorid Mexichromis porterae in her honor. Before and after their marriage in 1900, they frequently went on collecting expeditions together and assembled a large private library of natural history films, which they showed to schoolchildren and public audiences to promote the cause of environmental conservation. Creator/Photographer: Unidentified photographer Medium: Black and white photographic print Date: 1935 Persistent URL: photography.si.edu/SearchImage.aspx?id=5808 Repository: Smithsonian Institution Archives Collection: Accession 90-105: Science Service Records, 1920s – 1970s - Science Service, now the Society for Science & the Public, was a news organization founded in 1921 to promote the dissemination of scientific and technical information. Although initially intended as a news service, Science Service produced an extensive array of news features, radio programs, motion pictures, phonograph records, and demonstration kits and it also engaged in various educational, translation, and research activities. Accession number: SIA2008-1019 Description: In this 1935 photograph, botanist Wilmatte Porter Cockerell (1871-1957) is shown with biologist Theodore Dru Alison Cockerell (1866-1948), whom she married in 1900. In 1901, he named the ultramarine blue chromodorid Mexichromis porterae in her honor. Before and after their marriage in 1900, they frequently went on collecting expeditions together and assembled a large private library of natural history films, which they showed to schoolchildren and public audiences to promote the cause of environmental conservation. Creator/Photographer: Unidentified photographer Medium: Black and white photographic print Date: 1935 Persistent URL: photography.si.edu/SearchImage.aspx?id=5808 Repository: Smithsonian Institution Archives Collection: Accession 90-105: Science Service Records, 1920s – 1970s - Science Service, now the Society for Science & the Public, was a news organization founded in 1921 to promote the dissemination of scientific and technical information. Although initially intended as a news service, Science Service produced an extensive array of news features, radio programs, motion pictures, phonograph records, and demonstration kits and it also engaged in various educational, translation, and research activities. Accession number: SIA2008-1019 |