Joseph Gilbert Totten
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The station, the adjoining park, the surrounding neighborhood, and several local streets were all named after Joseph Gilbert Totten, a U.S. Civil War Union general and co-founder of the National Academy of Sciences."}, {"label": "Exhibition Label", "content": "Totten, who served in the War of 1812 (1812\u00e2\u0080\u009315) and the Mexican-American War (1846\u00e2\u0080\u009348), spent most of his career in the Army Corps of Engineers, eventually becoming its longest-serving chief engineer (1838\u00e2\u0080\u009364). A tireless innovator, he found ways to fortify eroded shorelines and developed methods for building sturdy defense walls. His deep knowledge also influenced his work as a Smithsonian regent (1846\u00e2\u0080\u009364), where he suggested that museum buildings be fireproofed. The naming of the original Fort Totten (active 1861\u00e2\u0080\u009365), part of the Civil War Defenses of Washington, was, therefore, quite apt."}, {"label": "Exhibition Label", "content": "Fort Totten es un nombre conocido para muchos pasajeros del tren y los autobuses del D.C. que pasan por esa estaci\u00c3\u00b3n del metro, cerca de la frontera con Maryland. La estaci\u00c3\u00b3n, el parque adyacente, el vecindario que lo rodea y varias calles locales deben su nombre a Joseph Gilbert Totten, general de la Uni\u00c3\u00b3n durante la Guerra Civil y cofundador de la Academia Nacional de Ciencias."}, {"label": "Exhibition Label", "content": "Totten sirvi\u00c3\u00b3 en la Guerra de 1812 (1812\u00e2\u0080\u009315) y en la Guerra Mexicano-Estadounidense (1846\u00e2\u0080\u009348). Hizo gran parte de su carrera en el Cuerpo de Ingenieros del Ej\u00c3\u00a9rcito, donde lleg\u00c3\u00b3 a ser el jefe de ingenieros con m\u00c3\u00a1s a\u00c3\u00b1os de servicio (1838\u00e2\u0080\u009364)."}, {"label": "Exhibition Label", "content": "Gran innovador, estableci\u00c3\u00b3 m\u00c3\u00a9todos para reforzar las costas erosionadas y construir murallas firmes. Tambi\u00c3\u00a9n aplic\u00c3\u00b3 sus conocimientos como regente del Smithsonian (1846\u00e2\u0080\u009364), donde recomend\u00c3\u00b3 que los museos se hicieran a prueba de fuego. El nombre del Fort Totten original (activo en 1861\u00e2\u0080\u009365), que form\u00c3\u00b3 parte de las defensas de Washington durante la Guerra Civil, era, por lo tanto, muy apropiado."}], "creditLine": [{"label": "Credit Line", "content": "National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution"}], "name": [{"label": "Artist", "content": "Mathew Brady Studio, active 1844 - 1894"}, {"label": "Sitter", "content": "Joseph Gilbert Totten, 1788 - 1864"}], "topic": [{"label": "Topic", "content": "Home Furnishings\\Furniture"}, {"label": "Topic", "content": "Photographic format\\Carte-de-visite"}, {"label": "Topic", "content": "Interior\\Studio\\Photography"}, {"label": "Topic", "content": "Joseph Gilbert Totten: Male"}, {"label": "Topic", "content": "Joseph Gilbert Totten: Military and Intelligence\\Army\\Officer\\General"}, {"label": "Topic", "content": "Joseph Gilbert Totten: Military and Intelligence\\Army\\Officer\\Civil War army officer\\Union army officer"}, {"label": "Topic", "content": "Joseph Gilbert Totten: Science and Technology\\Engineer"}, {"label": "Topic", "content": "Portrait"}], "physicalDescription": [{"label": "Medium", "content": "Albumen silver print"}, {"label": "Dimensions", "content": "Image/Sheet: 8.4 x 5.3 cm (3 5/16 x 2 1/16\")"}, {"label": "Dimensions", "content": "Mount: 9.1 x 6.1 cm (3 9/16 x 2 3/8\")"}], "dataSource": [{"label": "Data Source", "content": "National Portrait Gallery"}], "objectRights": [{"label": "Restrictions & Rights", "content": "CC0"}], "objectType": [{"label": "Type", "content": "Photograph"}]}}, "url": "edanmdm:npg_S_NPG.79.246.83", "hash": "ebcffa7ac10832258b739095c768f047dc90ed8a", "docSignature": "8357c44697da13e5f1ced1cfff0825e2", "timestamp": 1666698521, "lastTimeUpdated": 1666698502, "title": "Joseph Gilbert Totten"}