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American Museum of Natural History

 Organization

Found in 10 Collections and/or Records:

Eugenie Clark photographic slide collection of Egypt, Red Sea and South Pacific, circa 1950-1959.

 Collection
Identifier: PSC 172
Abstract

Mostly field photographs of marine life and native people and their habitats taken at the Red Sea Marine Biological Station, Red Sea, Caroline Islands, Palau Islands, Micronesia, Guam and Honolulu, Hawaii. Also includes images of a pyramid, Malayan Tapir in Cairo Zoo and Roman Quarry at Mons Claudianus. Few pictures of buildings in Egypt. Also included are 7 slides of sea urchins, sea anemone and marine sandworms in the United States.

Dates: circa 1950-1959

George G. Lower photographic slides of ocean life, undated.

 Collection
Identifier: PSC 344
Abstract

Photographs of marine invertebrates and sea animals, such as sharks, sea horses, shellfish and fish.

Dates: undated

Great Barrier Reef Expedition photographic slides

 Collection
Identifier: PSC 250
Abstract

Field photographs of marine life and mammals in Australia, Great Barrier Reef Expedition, 1962. Includes birds, kangaroos, koalas, and underwater photographs of invertebrates and fish.

Dates: 1962-1965

William King Gregory papers, 1889-1948 (bulk 1906-1948)

 Collection
Identifier: Mss .G7441
Scope and Contents The collection consists of administrative, scientific, academic and personal papers, and correspondence. Papers include Gregory's general correspondence with universities, colleges and scientists about his research topics and publications; correspondence with museums about purchasing replicas of fossils; and with students seeking employement. Other papers include lecture notes prepared for zoology classes emphasizing evolution, 1925-1926 and 1939; and manuscripts and notes for his...
Dates: 1889-1948; Majority of material found within 1906-1948

Photographic slides of fish and marine invertebrates, undated.

 Collection
Identifier: PSC 558
Abstract

Close up photographs of fish and marine invertebrates, some taken in the AMNH Hall of Ocean Life. Some animals include starfish, lungfish (coelacanth), seahorse, octopus, eel, coral, barnacles, goldfish, shrimp, and a man-trap clam. Includes images of models.

Dates: undated

R. C. Lewis photographic slide collection, 1941-1942.

 Collection
Identifier: PSC 341
Abstract

Photographs of nature, farm animals, agricultural scenes, fish, insects, dogs, plants and sunsets in the Northeast, United States.

Dates: 1941-1942

Weather and storms ; Mouth-breeding fish ; Volcanoes

 Collection
Identifier: Film Collection no. 33
Scope and Contents SEGMENT 1: Weather and Storms. Frank. H. Forrester, astronomer at the AMNH-Hayden Planetarium, and Ernest J. Christie, meteorologist for the U. S. Weather Bureau, give scientific explanations for weather, cloud formations, and storms, including lightning and thunder. They present films illustrating storm patterns through a dramatic view of the eye of the hurricane as seen from an airplane flying directly into the storm and through views from the ground. Also shown are films of lightning. The...
Dates: 1953