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American Museum of Natural History

 Organization

Found in 51 Collections and/or Records:

Galactic armillary

 Collection
Identifier: EXH.005

American Museum of Natural History Hall of North American Forests notebook

 Collection
Identifier: DR 094
Scope and Content This collection contains documents used in the planning, preparation and construction of exhibits for the Hall of North American Forests. The material relates largely to the financial aspects of exhibit construction. The contents of the box are organized into 30 folders, which were originally separate tabs in a ring-binder. The first folder relates to the hall in general, and includes an index of exhibits, a list of funds from the Department of Conservation and General Ecology, progress...
Dates: 1954-1956; Majority of material found within 1955-1956

Jumbo: The World-Famous Elephant exhibition photographic slides

 Collection
Identifier: PSC 157I
Scope and Contents

Views of the temporary exhibition Jumbo: The World-Famous Elephant, held at the American Museum of Natural History, 1993. Images of the elephant skeleton displayed in the gallery. Also includes visitors viewing media exhibits.

Dates: 1993 August

Lila Acheson Wallace Wing of Mammals and Their Extinct Relatives photographic slides, circa 1990.

 Collection
Identifier: PSC 32
Abstract

Images of fossils and exhibits in the AMNH Lila Acheson Wallace Wing of Mammals and Their Extinct Relatives.

Dates: circa 1990

Materials from "Plates from Audubon Birds of America" exhibition

 Collection
Identifier: Archives Orn195
Scope and Contents

B/W photographs, copies of copperplate bird images, paper rolls with drawings, "Plates from Audubon birds of America" exhibition display poster.

Dates: undated

William Diller Matthew papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss .M338
Dates: 1922-1926; Majority of material found within ( 1925-1926)

Nature of Diamonds exhibition photographic slides, 1997.

 Collection
Identifier: PSC 549
Abstract

Views of the temporary exhibition Nature of Diamonds, held at the American Museum of Natural History, held November 1, 1997-April 26, 1998. Images include exhibits, views of diamond in kimberlite, diamonds in matrix, diamond jewelry, diamonds from royalty, and other diamond artifacts and specimens. Also includes Diamondback turtle, rattler, and moth.

Dates: 1997

Palms and Pomegranates: Traditional dress of Saudi Arabia exhibition photographic slides, 1994.

 Collection
Identifier: PSC 85C
Abstract

Views of the temporary exhibition Palms and Pomegranates: Traditional dress of Saudi Arabia, held at the American Museum of Natural History, July 28-October 29, 1989. Images of Saudi Arabian clothing ensembles for both men and women displayed against architectural elements and decorative arts objects.

Dates: 1994

Papua New Guinea: Then and Now exhibition photographic slides, circa 1978.

 Collection
Identifier: PSC 157H
Abstract

Views of the temporary exhibition Papua New Guinea: Then and Now, held at the American Museum of Natural History. Includes displays and exhibits shown in the gallery.

Dates: circa 1978

Papua New Guinea: Then and Now photographic slides, 1978.

 Collection
Identifier: PSC 82F
Abstract

Slides of performances put on for the temporary exhibition Papua New Guinea: Then and Now, held at the American Museum of Natural History. Includes rehearsals, portraits of dancers in traditional village dress and images of wood carvings. Performing groups: the Raun Raun Theatre Company, the Mekeo Dancers and the Asoro Mudmen.

Dates: 1978