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American Museum of Natural History

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Found in 15 Collections and/or Records:

Aztec Mexico: Discovery of Templo Mayor photographic slides, 1982.

 Collection
Identifier: PSC 92
Abstract

Studio photographs of excavated artifacts used in the temporary exhibition Aztec Mexico: Discovery of Templo Mayor, held at the American Museum of Natural History, 1982. Also includes images of the site as it stands and renderings. Among the artifacts are a few views of the Coyolxauhqui stone. Images may have been used for publications and articles.

Dates: 1982

Catherine Pessino photographic slides of Mexico

 Collection
Identifier: PSC 395
Scope and Contents

Photographs taken in Mexico: Mitla and Monte Alban. Includes architectural details of geometric patterns, close up sections of a painted wall.

Dates: 1953 July

Frederick H. Pough photographic slides of Paricutin volcano

 Collection
Identifier: PSC 392
Scope and Contents

Photographic slides of the volcano, Paricutin, which erupted in Mexico. Includes a script for 30 slides used in Frederick H. Pough's lecture, A Volcano is Born. The lecture slides are reprints and housed in separate sleeves.

Dates: 1943-1950

G. Rudin photographic slide collection, undated.

 Collection
Identifier: PSC 424
Abstract

Photographs of temples mostly in Chichen Itza and a few in Uxmal, Yucatan, Mexico.

Dates: undated

Gaylord Simpson photographic slide collection, 1947.

 Collection
Identifier: PSC 441
Abstract

Photographs taken in the United States Southwest, mostly New Mexico. Images include fossilized plants, petrified wood, sand dunes, and Nemez Indians branding calves and at a 4th of July rodeo.

Dates: 1947

Gerard Wolfe photographic slide collection, 1965, 1968.

 Collection
Identifier: PSC 542
Abstract

Travel photographs mostly taken in Iceland. Also includes Mexico and Surinam and Guiana. Images of Mt. Askja volcano site, Mt. Hekla waterfall, glaciers, and fishing. Mexico travel photography includes pyramids, stone carvings, and temples. Surinam and Guiana travel photography includes street scenes, villages, and portraits of Amerindian families.

Dates: 1965, 1968

J. A. Moore photographic slides of lizards, undated.

 Collection
Identifier: PSC 359
Abstract

Photographs of lizards in Mexico: Texan horned lizard and Neotropical race-runner lizard.

Dates: undated

L. Tremayne photographic slides of Chichen Itza, undated.

 Collection
Identifier: PSC 506
Abstract

Photographs taken at the Chich℗♭́ةƯn Itz℗♭¿ѓ site in Yucatan, Mexico. Includes the Castille and stairway of the Castille from Temple of Warriors and Great Ball Court.

Dates: undated

M. Lowenfish photographic slide of a Chacmool statue, undated.

 Collection
Identifier: PSC 343
Abstract

One photograph with caption "Chacmool - Temple of Warriors, Chichen Itza, Yucatan, Mexico.".

Dates: undated

Mont A. Cazier photographic slide collection of the Expedition to Mexico, 1947.

 Collection
Identifier: PSC 161
Abstract

Field photographs taken in Mexico including images of beetles and other insects, plants and trees, and general landscape. Also includes some portraits and photographs of a cathedral.

Dates: 1947