Whaling collection exhibition photographs, 1919-1926.

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Whaling collection exhibition photographs, 1919-1926.

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Photographs documenting the whaling exhibition include views of a "jaggin wheel" made of sperm whale ivory with Robert Cushman Murphy illustrating its use to decorate pie crusts; scrimshaw (etched sperm whale teeth) and jaggin wheels; and "hogyokes" or Davis quadrants, an early type of navigating instruments. Some photographs were taken by Robert Cushman Murphy and Julius Kirchner. Others were lent to Murphy by Frank Wood. Photographs are identified.

38 photonegatives : b&w.2 photonegatives : b&w nitrate.15 photonegatives : b&w glass.22 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...

Wood, Frank Higley, 1903-

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Murphy, Robert Cushman, 1887-1973

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Correspondence to Lewis Mumford from Robert Cushman Murphy and his wife, Grace Emiline Barstow Murphy. From the description of Letters, 1964-1971, n.d., to Lewis Mumford. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 155873220 Naturalist, scientist and environmentalist. From the description of Papers, [ca.1895-1965], ca.1895-ca.1965 (bulk) (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 156794758 Robert Cushman Murphy was a zoologist, ornithologist, and ocean...

Kirchner, Julius

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