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The Burden East Indian Expedition
Collection
Identifier: Film Collection no. 20
Scope and Contents
Filmed during the AMNH Burden East Indian Expedition to Malaysia, 1926. William Douglas Burden, AMNH trustee, his wife Katharine, and a small expedition team traveled to the East Indies to study the fauna of the region, and especially to film and capture the rare lizards Varanus komodoensis found on Komodo Island, one of the Lesser Sunda Islands. These lizards are commonly known as "Komodo dragons," and can grow to a length of ten feet and weigh up to 250 pounds. The film begins with the...
Dates:
1926
Found in:
Research Library Special Collections
Burden East Indian Expedition of the American Museum of Natural History photographs
Collection
Identifier: PPC .B80
Scope and Contents
Field photographs from the Burden East Indian Expedition.
Dates:
1926
Found in:
Research Library Special Collections
W. Douglas Burden papers
Collection
Identifier: Mss .B87
Dates:
1920-1978 (bulk 1926-1961)
Found in:
Research Library Special Collections
William Douglas Burden photograph collection
Collection
Identifier: PPC .B81
Scope and Contents
Miscellaneous field photographs, including photographs of Komodo dragons, and Alaskan bears.
Dates:
circa 1920s
Found in:
Research Library Special Collections
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