Photographic collection, 1903-1940.

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Photographic collection, 1903-1940.

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Collection of, and primarily photographed by Chris Emil Olsen, of a variety of subjects, personal and scientific. Shows many oceanographic subjects, including underwater photography, models and illustrations, and the Pearl Divers Group in the American Museum of Natural History, of which Olsen was chief modeler; also shows Dr. Roy Waldo Miner. Collection also includes Museum memorabilia, such as a plaque of J.P. Morgan and the Museum's tower eagle. Photographs were also taken by Charles H. Coles and Roy Waldo Miner. Photographs are identified.

491 photonegatives : b&w.269 photonegatives : b&w nitrate.2 photonegatives : b&w nitrate stereo.518 photoprints : b&w.3 photoprints : hand-colored.1 transparency : col. ; 35 mm.

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SNAC Resource ID: 6879591

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American Museum of Natural History. Dept. of Invertebrates.

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Collecting area: Records relating to the scientific specimens housed in the Department of Invertebrates. From the description of Repository description. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155511364 ...

Coles, Charles H.

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Morgan, J. Pierpont (John Pierpont), 1837-1913

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Collector. From the description of John Pierpont Morgan collection of signers of the Declaration of Independence, 1761-1803. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79448959 Financier, industrial organizer, and art collector. Born in 1837 in Hartford, John Pierpont Morgan was educated in the U.S. and Europe before embarking on a career as a banker. From his first position as an unsalaried clerk at the New York banking firm of Duncan, Sherman & Company, Morgan went on to become a ...

Miner, Roy Waldo, 1875-1955

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Marine biologist. Miner was a member of the New York Academy of Sciences from 1905 until his death and held several official titles including president. From the description of Papers, 1895-1955, 1942-1955 (bulk) (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155493024 ...

Olsen, Chris Emil, 1879-1965.

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