Stuffed Turkey (Exhibition)

Exist Dates

1950 November 21 - 1950 November 30

Biographical or Historical Note

abstract

Exhibition. Opened November 21, 1950 and closed November 30, 1950. Located in the Grand Gallery at the American Museum of Natural History. "Stuffed Turkey" featured mounted specimens of one of the ancestors of the common domesticated turkey and the wild turkey.

Summary

"Stuffed Turkey" featured mounted specimens of one of the ancestors of the common domesticated turkey and the wild turkey. The exhibition also highlighted a number of interesting historical notes about the storied Thanksgiving bird. The exhibition was on view in the 77th Street Foyer of the American Museum of Natural History from November 21 through November 30, 1950.

Sources

American Museum of Natural History Press Release, November 20, 1950. Departmental Records, 101; American Museum of Natural History Library Archives.

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Related Corporate, Personal, and Family Names

American Museum of Natural History. Grand Gallery.
Location of exhibition.

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