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Found in 20 Collections and/or Records:

The $2,000,000 J.P. Morgan gem collection ; Lampreys ; Antarctic animals

 Collection
Identifier: Film Collection no. 32
Scope and Contents SEGMENT 1: The $2,000,000 J. P. Morgan Gem Collection. Brian Mason, AMNH curator of physical geology and mineralogy, describes the museum's collection of gems, which consists of diamonds, rubies, sapphires and emeralds. Mason discusses how these gems were cut and polished, using films produced by DeBeers Consolidated Mines Ltd. and E. J. Mauther. The reasons why the stones are so valuable are also examined. SEGMENT 2: Lampreys. Lampreys and their detrimental effect on the fishing industry in...
Dates: 1953
Found in: Museum Archives at the Gottesman Research Library / The $2,000,000 J.P. Morgan gem collection ; Lampreys ; Antarctic animals

A. A. Allen photographic slides

 Collection
Identifier: PSC 5
Scope and Contents

Field photographs of North American birds in nature.

Dates: undated
Found in: Museum Archives at the Gottesman Research Library / A. A. Allen photographic slides

American Museum of Natural History North American Mammal Hall photographic slides, undated.

 Collection
Identifier: PSC 63
Abstract

Dioramas and close up views of mammals displayed in the AMNH North American Mammals Hall.

Dates: undated
Found in: Museum Archives at the Gottesman Research Library / American Museum of Natural History North American Mammal Hall photographic slides, undated.

American Museum of Natural History photographic slide collection of North American National Parks, circa 1970s-1980s.

 Collection
Identifier: PSC 612
Abstract

Photographs of various National Parks in North America, mostly United States and Canada. Professional quality photographs.

Dates: circa 1970s-1980s
Found in: Museum Archives at the Gottesman Research Library / American Museum of Natural History photographic slide collection of North American National Parks, circa 1970s-1980s.

C. Schuberth photographic slide collection, 1959-1964.

 Collection
Identifier: PSC 430
Abstract

Photographs of landscapes, glacial deposits, storm damage, and rock formations in various parts of the United States. Some areas include Bronx Park (New York), Yosemite, Queens (New York), Long Island (New York), Central Park, Wyoming, Arizona, New Mexico, and South Dakota.

Dates: 1959-1964
Found in: Museum Archives at the Gottesman Research Library / C. Schuberth photographic slide collection, 1959-1964.

Camping Among the Indians

 Collection
Identifier: Film Collection no. 22
Scope and Contents Filmed during the AMNH-Woodcraft Indian Trip to the Southwest, 1927. The AMNH Woodcraft Indian trip was led by Ernest Thompson Seton, the author, and George Clyde Fisher (AMNH curator of visual instruction). The film depicts a variety of dances (the buffalo, hood, war, eagle, corn, deer and snowbird) performed by Indians of the Tesuque, Taos, Acoma and Santa Clara Pueblos. Fisher also filmed other activities of the local people during the trip, most notably an intertribal ceremony in Gallup,...
Dates: 1927
Found in: Museum Archives at the Gottesman Research Library / Camping Among the Indians

Catalogue of American antiquities collected by Dr. Edwin H. Davis : purchased by the American Museum of Natural History, New York, 1874. [microform]

 Item
Identifier: Archives Microfilm #12
Scope and Contents

Microform of 1874 holograph (1 volume, 59 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm). Catalogue of 562 objects, many from Ohio, listed and described on recto of leaves in notebook, with printed illustrations mounted on some of the facing pages. "Kenyon College commencement exercises, Wednesday, September 4th, 1833" program mounted on front pastedown.

On same reel is Davis's Catalogue of casts representing one hundred specimens of antiques found in the mounds of the West.

Dates: 1987
Found in: Museum Archives at the Gottesman Research Library / Catalogue of American antiquities collected by Dr. Edwin H. Davis : purchased by the American Museum of Natural History, New York, 1874. [microform]

Catalogue of casts representing one hundred specimens of antiques found in the mounds of the West : originals collected E.H. Davis. [microform]

 Item
Identifier: Archives Microfilm #13
Scope and Contents

Microfilm of 1874 holograph (1 volume, (16 leaves) ; 21 cm). Catalogue of 103 objects, listed and described on recto of leaves in notebook. The first 47 items are calumets and pipes; the others include objects from Mexico, Central America, and Peru. The entries are also numbered 563-665 in pencil in continuation of: Catalogue of American antiquities collected by Dr. Edwin H. Davis.

On same reel as Davis's Catalogue of American antiquities collected by Dr. Edwin H. Davis.

Dates: 1987
Found in: Museum Archives at the Gottesman Research Library / Catalogue of casts representing one hundred specimens of antiques found in the mounds of the West : originals collected E.H. Davis. [microform]

Charles M. Bogert photographic slide collection

 Collection
Identifier: PSC 135
Scope and Contents

Field photographs consisting mostly of reptiles, amphibians including frogs, toads, turtles, snakes, salamanders and lizards. Collection also includes photographs of California Indians.

Dates: circa 1940-1960
Found in: Museum Archives at the Gottesman Research Library / Charles M. Bogert photographic slide collection

Charles Vaurie photographic slide collection, 1959.

 Collection
Identifier: PSC 533
Abstract

Photographs taken mostly in Bimini Islands and Cuba of landscapes, seascapes, fish, and other marine life. Also includes travel photography of Upper Falls, Yellowstone National Park, Grand Teton National Park, Jackson Lake, Devil's Tower, Waterton Lakes National Park, and Banff National Park.

Dates: 1959
Found in: Museum Archives at the Gottesman Research Library / Charles Vaurie photographic slide collection, 1959.
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