Man's giant ancestors in Southeast Asia photographs, 1948.

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Man's giant ancestors in Southeast Asia photographs, 1948.

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Photographs showing cases and panels from the temporary exhibit, including teeth of Gigantopithecus, a jawbone of Meganthropus, a Solo man skull of Java, and a skull from the Museum's collection of contemporary Australian Aborigine. Features original Java man specimens which Dr. R.G.H. Von Koenigswald of the Carnegie Institute brought to the United States from Java. They are said to be the "missing link" giving proof that the Java Ape man was human. Photographs were taken by Alex J. Rota. Photographs are identified.

3 photonegatives : b&w.3 photoprints : b&w mounted on file cards.

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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...

Rota, Alex J.

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Carnegie Institute of Washington.

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Koenigswald, G. H. R. von (Gustav Heinrich Ralph), 1902-1982

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