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American Museum of Natural History

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Found in 693 Collections and/or Records:

Anne Sidamon-Eristoff

 Collection
Identifier: EXH.007

Antarctic expedition field photographs

 Collection
Identifier: PPC .E441
Scope and Contents

Captioned, "Antarctic island where Ellsworth found minerals" and "Lincoln Ellsworth." Latter has Ellsworth with a penguin.

Dates: 1939

Antarctica exhibition photographic slides, 1993.

 Collection
Identifier: PSC 79
Abstract

Preparation, installation and finished exhibit views from the temporary exhibition Antarctica, held at the American Museum of Natural History, 1993. Includes images of painters preparing murals.

Dates: 1993

Antarctica exhibition photographic slides, 1993.

 Collection
Identifier: PSC 586A
Abstract

Preparation and finished exhibit views from the temporary exhibition Antarctica, held at the American Museum of Natural History, 1993. Includes images from the studio and mural painting.

Dates: 1993

Appel slides for corporate campaign photographic slides, 1978.

 Collection
Identifier: PSC 44
Abstract

Appel collection of slides for corporate campaign. Museum views include exhibit halls and departments.

Dates: 1978

Archbold Biological Station photographic slides, circa 1960-1969.

 Collection
Identifier: PSC 109
Abstract

Photographs taken at the Archbold Biological Station, Lake Placid, Florida, circa 1960s. Richard Archbold pictured in some images. Field photographs tagging and marking animals, including a turtle, opossum and a white-footed mouse.

Dates: circa 1960-1969

Architecture for Dinosaurs lecture slides

 Collection
Identifier: PSC 48
Scope and Contents

Slides for Nina J. Root's lecture titled "Architecture for Dinosaurs" 1992. Covers the American Museum of Natural History's first home in the Central Park Arsenal through the various reconstruction and restorations of the building and exhibit halls.

Dates: 1992

Arctic exploration ; Indo-European languages

 Collection
Identifier: Film Collection no. 82
Scope and Contents SEGMENT 1: Arctic Exploration. Sir Hubert Wilkins, the first person to explore the Arctic Circle in a submarine (in 1931), discusses the climate of the region and his unusual experiences in the submarine. The logistics of submarines are demonstrated with a model brought into the studio. Sir Hubert was a noted geographer and climatologist who served as consultant to the Quartermaster Research and Development Command of the U.S. Army. Highlights from his films on the historic submarine...
Dates: 1954

Army Ants: a Study in Social Organization exhibition photographic slides, 1971.

 Collection
Identifier: PSC 81F
Abstract

Slides of live army ants used in the temporary exhibition Army Ants: a Study in Social Organization, held at the American Museum of Natural History. Includes preparation of exhibit, transfer crate for the live ants, and the release of them into the exhibit. Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Hall.

Dates: 1971

Army ants ; Rodeo

 Collection
Identifier: Film Collection no. 41
Scope and Contents SEGMENT 1: Army Ants. Under the direction of Robert Brown of the U. S. Public Health Service, a CBS expedition collected a large number of army ants (nomadic and carnivorous ants) at Barro Colorado Island in the Canal Zone and brought them to the CBS television studio for the filming of the first segment of this Adventure broadcast. Theodore C. Schneirla, curator of animal behavior at the AMNH, describes these unusual ants and their habits. Footage produced by Brown includes a huge brood of...
Dates: 1953