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Search of Peking Man exhibition photographic slides, 1975-1976.

 Collection
Identifier: PSC 81H
Abstract

Slides of the temporary exhibition In Search of Peking Man, held at the American Museum of Natural History, 1975. Several views of the display case.

Dates: 1975-1976
Found in: Museum Archives at the Gottesman Research Library / Search of Peking Man exhibition photographic slides, 1975-1976.

Seminole Indian artifacts photographic slides, circa 1990-1991.

 Collection
Identifier: PSC56
Abstract

Seminole Indian artifact images taken by David M. Blackard. Artifacts include clothing, tools, utensils and accessories.

Dates: circa 1990-1991
Found in: Museum Archives at the Gottesman Research Library / Seminole Indian artifacts photographic slides, circa 1990-1991.

Harry Lionel Shapiro papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss .S537
Scope and Contents Collection consists of English translations of articles written by Shapiro and published from 1874 to 1938 pertaining to anthropological research. Most articles were translated by Edward Hulles or Grace P. Eldridge.Contents of articles[Southern tip of South America] -- Les Araucaniens du Jardin d'acclimation / Deniker, M. (1883) -- Materiaux pour servir à l'histoire des Oonas indigènes de la Terre du feu / Lahille, F. (1926) -- Ein Onaschädel aus Feuerland : zur...
Dates: circa 1930s-1980s
Found in: Museum Archives at the Gottesman Research Library / Harry Lionel Shapiro papers

Sharks! Fact and Fantasy exhibition photographic slides, 1994.

 Collection
Identifier: PSC 85F
Abstract

Views of the temporary exhibition Sharks! Fact and Fantasy, held at the American Museum of Natural History, 1994. Images include interactive displays and exhibits. Gallery 3.

Dates: 1984
Found in: Museum Archives at the Gottesman Research Library / Sharks! Fact and Fantasy exhibition photographic slides, 1994.

Shell and Man collection from slide show in Shell and Man Hall, 1975, undated.

 Collection
Identifier: PSC 74
Abstract

Slides from a slideshow that displayed in the AMNH Shell and Man Hall.

Dates: 1975, undated
Found in: Museum Archives at the Gottesman Research Library / Shell and Man collection from slide show in Shell and Man Hall, 1975, undated.

Shintoism and Japanese culture

 Collection
Identifier: Film Collection no. 137
Scope and Contents Broadcast live from the Henry E. Huntington Museum Library and Botanical Gardens in San Marino, California, the program examines Japanese religion and culture. Japanese dancers and musicians perform classical dances in a film which depicts classical Japanese music and dance performances and the effects of Shintoism, the main religion, on Japanese family life. In the Huntington Museum, the topic is initially introduced by showing a tea ceremony in the tea house with traditional Japanese...
Dates: 1956
Found in: Museum Archives at the Gottesman Research Library / Shintoism and Japanese culture

Sidney Smith Whelan papers, 1955-1973

 Collection
Identifier: DR 128
Dates: 1955 - 1973
Found in: Museum Archives at the Gottesman Research Library / Sidney Smith Whelan papers, 1955-1973

Silkworms ; Constellations

 Collection
Identifier: Film Collection no. 102
Scope and Contents SEGMENT 1: Silkworms. The complete cycle of the silkworm, from birth to death, is discussed by Mont Adelbert Cazier, chairman of the AMNH Department of Insects and Spiders, who also narrates the Italian documentary that shows the silk-spinning process. SEGMENT 2: Constellations. Catharine E. Barry, assistant astronomer at the American MuseumHayden Planetarium, presents the second segment, which is primarily geared for young children. She speaks about the mythology of the heavens, recounting...
Dates: 1955
Found in: Museum Archives at the Gottesman Research Library / Silkworms ; Constellations

Slow-motion time ; Genetics

 Collection
Identifier: Film Collection no. 83
Scope and Contents SEGMENT 1: Slow-Motion Time. Both high-speed and slow-motion photography may be used to show details that are not necessarily seen by the human eye. Film material is presented that shows slowmotion images of a fly, a hummingbird, liquids, and an airplane explosion and demonstrates the diversified uses of this photographic technique. For example, the airline whose plane crashed may be able to determine the cause by viewing slow-motion images of the accident. The films were produced by the...
Dates: 1954
Found in: Museum Archives at the Gottesman Research Library / Slow-motion time ; Genetics

Snake cults

 Collection
Identifier: Film Collection no. 138
Scope and Contents

This program is a repeat of the broadcast from March 4, 1956 on snake cults and worship of snakes.

Dates: 1956
Found in: Museum Archives at the Gottesman Research Library / Snake cults
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