Asian field photographs, 1922-1929.

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Asian field photographs, 1922-1929.

Photographs documenting parts of the five expeditions to India and Southeast Asia including Burma, Nepal, Thailand, and Sumatra, recording mammals, hunting scenes, local inhabitants, and the expedition members and their hosts. Photographs were taken by Vernay and probably also by George M. Dyott, the expedition photographer. Copy photographs by Julius Kirchner. Photographs are identified.

822 photonegatives : b&w nitrate.239 photonegatives : b&w glass.64 photonegatives : b&w.281 photoprints : b&w mounted on file cards.10 photoprints : b&w.

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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...

Vernay, Arthur Stannard, d. 1960

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This trip was undertaken by Arthur S. Stannard and Col. J.B. Dodge in Jan.-Feb. 1921, and was thought to be the first time that it had been done in its entirety. Vernay and Dodge were looking for samburs (large Asiatic deer), but did not find any. From the description of Asian travel photograph, 1923. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155518076 On his way back from the Faunthorpe-Vernay Indian Expedition of 1923 and from field work in Burma, Vernay stopped for a few months duri...

Faunthorpe-Vernay Indian Expedition (1922-1929)

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There were five expeditions led by Arthur S. Vernay and John C. Faunthorpe to India and Southeast Asia to collect specimens for the Hall of South Asiatic Mammals. The first expedition was the Faunthorpe Indian Expedition, 1923 (later Faunthorpe-Vernay Expedition). The others had no official names and were generally referred to as Faunthorpe-Vernay Expeditions. From the description of Asian field photographs, 1922-1929. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155514963 ...

Kirchner, Julius

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Faunthorpe, John Champion.

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Dyott, G. M. (George Miller), 1883-1972

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