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American Museum of Natural History

 Organization

Found in 27 Collections and/or Records:

Frank Puza photographic slide collection

 Collection
Identifier: PSC 315
Scope and Contents

Photographs of North American animals and animals in zoos.

Dates: 1958-1966

Frank Puza photographic slide collection, circa 1950s-1970s.

 Collection
Identifier: PSC 412
Abstract

Photographs of various animals including invertebrates, mollusks, shellfish, worms, flowers, barnacles, fish, insects, squirrels, snakes, lizards, wallabies, wolverines, and tigers. Some taken at the Bronx Zoo and New York Aquarium. Also images of New York City sites and beaches in Long Island.

Dates: circa 1950s-1970s

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

James H. Turner photographic slides of marine animal specimens, undated.

 Collection
Identifier: PSC 507
Abstract

Photographs of specimens collected in Western Australia coastal waters. Includes a blowfish, starfish, and sea slugs.

Dates: undated

Jean B. Thorpe photographic slide collection, undated.

 Collection
Identifier: PSC 518
Abstract

Travel photographs taken mostly of animals in Africa including lions, hyena, African buffalo, elephants, leopards, cheetahs, a hippopotamus, crocodiles, zebras, and a black rhinoceros. Also includes a few images of women spinning silk in Cyprus and one slide taken in Kashgai, Pakistan, of a donkey with two riders and their possessions.

Dates: undated

Joanne Mirabile photographic slides of zoo animals, 1963.

 Collection
Identifier: PSC 357
Abstract

Two photographs of an otter and pygmy hippopotamus at the New York Zoological Park (Bronx Zoo).

Dates: 1963

John Orth photographic slides of animals, undated.

 Collection
Identifier: PSC 389
Abstract

Photographs of animals including a beaver at Bear Mountain (New York), cows eating grass, rabbits feeding, and fawns.

Dates: undated

John R. Saunders photographic slide collection, 1957.

 Collection
Identifier: PSC 426
Abstract

Photographs of animals, plants, and views from Mt. Desert Biological Station (Salisbury Cove, Maine). Animals include harbor seals, raccoons, bears, a screech owl, starfish, jellyfish, crabs, and mussels. Majority of the photographs taken in Maine, some taken in New York.

Dates: 1957

Patanal: Brazil's Forgotten Wilderness exhibition photographic slides

 Collection
Identifier: PSC 157D
Scope and Contents

Views of the temporary exhibition Patanal: Brazil's Forgotten Wilderness, held at the American Museum of Natural History, 1993. Akeley Gallery. Featured color photographs documenting rare plant and animal life in Brazil threatened with extinction.

Dates: 1993 July 15