Mary Jane Rathbun (1860-1943), working with crab specimens

Description: Mary Jane Rathbun (1860-1943) worked for the United States Fish Commission and later at the United States National Museum in the Department of Marine Invertebrates. She began her work as an unpaid assistant to her brother, Richard Rathbun, and was later able to secure a museum position. Rathbun's primary zoological interest was the study of crustacea, particularly the crabs, both recent and fossil...Creator/Photographer: Unidentified photographer..Medium: Black and white photographic print..Repository: Smithsonian Institution Archives ..Accession number: SIA2009-0710