Photographic items and illustrations, 1906-[ca. 1980]

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Photographic items and illustrations, 1906-[ca. 1980]

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Very extensive collection of photographs and illustrations used for publications. Photographs portray Museum and expedition personnel, exhibit halls, expeditions worldwide, and scientific photographs emphasizing particular aspects of specimens such as skulls. Largest series of photographs are those of expeditions worldwide, especially the Archbold Expeditions. Photographs portray the collecting locality and habitat, aerial views, botany, bird and mammal specimens, and expedition members. Forms of photographs are prints, slides, lantern slides, movie film, and microfilm. Published photographs of mammals clipped from magazines serve as a reference tool.

ca. 246 linear ft.

New York State Historical Documents Inventory

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SNAC Resource ID: 6878873

New York State Historical Documents Inventory

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American Museum of Natural History. Dept. of Mammalogy.

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Collecting area: Material relating directly to the scientific specimens of the Department of Mammalogy. From the description of Repository description. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155511357 Richard Archbold sponsored a series of biological expeditions to Madagascar, New Guinea, and Australia. A field station in Florida is geared toward experimental and observational use. From the description of Expeditions and scientific staff records: Archbold Expeditions, 1...

American Museum of Natural History

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The American Museum of Natural History was founded in 1869 to be of service to the city's public schools, advance scientific research in natural history, and to exhibit natural history objects for casual visitors. From the description of Administrative files, 1869-1968. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155513508 Museum exhibition displayed in the Museum's showcase in 1975. From the description of Cans from pressured city exhibition photographs, 1975. (Unknown). Wor...

Archbold Expeditions

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