Cherrie-Roosevelt Expedition (1916-1917)
Expedition to the swamp and forest areas of Paraguay and Brazil to acquire ornithological specimens for the museum.
The expedition, also known as the Roosevelt Expedition of 1916-1917, left in May 1916 and returned 10 months later with 3,000 bird skins, 400 mammal skins and 1,500 photographs. Theodore Roosevelt was the sponsor.
From the description of South American field photographs, 1916-1917. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155514834
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| Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
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| creatorOf | South American field photographs, 1916-1917. | New York State Historical Documents Inventory |
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| associatedWith | American Museum of Natural History. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Cherrie, George Kruck, 1865-1946. | person |
| associatedWith | Cherrie, T. | person |
| associatedWith | Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. | person |
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| Paraguay | |||
| Argentina | |||
| South America | |||
| Peru | |||
| Uruguay | |||
| Brazil |
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| Ornithology |
| Scientific expeditions |
| Zoology |
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