Field photographs, 1913-1918.

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Field photographs, 1913-1918.

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Photographs documenting Rollo H. Beck's field work show bird studies and collecting by Beck, mostly of sea gulls and several varieties of penguins, and their nesting sites. Also, local inhabitants, village markets and city streets, contrasting urban and rural lifestyles. Photographs taken by Beck. Collection also contains photographs Beck took in the United States. Most photographs are identified.

1575 photonegatives : b&w glass.1585 photoprints : b&w mounted on file cards.

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American Museum of Natural History

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Brewster, F. Carroll (Frederick Carroll), 1825-1898

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Philadelphia-born lawyer and jurist, Brewster was educated at the University of Pennsylvania and became a leader at the bar, was a founder and president of the Lawyers Club. From the description of Commonplace books, 1848-1894. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 63643089 ...

Beck, Rollo Howard, 1870-1950

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Ornithologist, explorer, taxidermist, farmer. Born Rollo Howard Beck in 1870. Travelled extensively throughout the South Pacific. Co-founded Cooper Ornithological Club. Rediscovered long-lost Hornby petrel in Peru. Married Ida Menzies in 1907. Led expedition to Galapagos Islands for California Academy of Sciences in 1905-06 aboard schooner "Academy." Died in 1950. From the description of Rollo Beck papers. 1885-1985 1886-1924. (California Academy of Sciences). WorldCat record id: 262...

Brewster-Sanford Expedition to South America (1912-1917)

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Sanford, Leonard Cutler, 1868-1950

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Leonard Cutler Sanford (September 19, 1868, New Haven, Connecticut–d. December 7, 1950, Florida), American surgeon and amateur ornithologist who served as a trustee of the American Museum of Natural History for nearly thirty years and who was instrumental in building up its bird collections....