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Found in 302 Collections and/or Records:

Puppets: Dance and Drama of the Orient exhibition photographic slides

 Collection
Identifier: PSC 103A
Scope and Contents

Slides of the temporary exhibition Puppets: Dance and Drama of the Orient, held at the American Museum of Natural History, 1974. Images of Pacific dance masks and puppets, along with diplays in the exhibit. Includes shadow figures, scenes of Ramayana and Mahabarota, Thai performers, Malaysian figures and Chinese shadow puppets.

Dates: 1974-1975

Purposeful Traveler: Titian Ramsay Peale exhibition photographic slides, 1996.

 Collection
Identifier: PSC 99C
Abstract

Views of the temporary exhibition Purposeful Traveler: Titian Ramsay Peale, held at the American Museum of Natural History Library Gallery, 1996. Includes display cases, framed illustrations and copy slides of illustrations.

Dates: 1996

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

R. E. Colville photographic slide collection of spiders, undated.

 Collection
Identifier: PSC 183
Abstract

Photographs of spiders from California, Costa Rica, and South Africa. Species names identified on each slide.

Dates: undated

R. Milde photographic slide collection of Vermont, undated.

 Collection
Identifier: PSC 354
Abstract

Photographs of seasonal landscapes in Vermont. Includes the Trapp Family lodge.

Dates: undated

Rare Beauty: America's Endangered Plants exhibition photographic slides

 Collection
Identifier: PSC 613E
Scope and Contents

Views of the temporary exhibition, Rare Beauty: America's Endangered Plants, held at the American Museum of Natural History, July 15-October 4, 1998, Akeley Gallery.

Dates: 1998 June

Reaching for the Stars exhibition photographic slides

 Collection
Identifier: PSC 668C
Scope and Contents

Views of the temporary exhibition Reaching for the Stars, held at the American Museum of Natural History, 2000. Akeley Gallery.

Dates: 2000 March

Richard Erdoes photographic slide collection of Pueblo Indians

 Collection
Identifier: PSC 209
Scope and Contents

Photographs of Pueblo Indians in Southwestern United States and Yucatán, Mexico. Many scenes from Indian dances and some portraits. Also includes images of pyramids, petroglyphs and Maya heiroglyphs.

Dates: 1977-1980

Richard Hunt carving totem pole at the American Museum of Natural History, 1992.

 Collection
Identifier: PSC 85H
Abstract

Slides of Richard Hunt, direct descendant of George Hunt, carving and painting a totem pole during the Chiefly Feasts temporary exhibition held at the American Museum of Natural History. Images include museum visitors viewing Hunt working and finished exhibition location in the 77th Street entrance hall across from the Haida canoe.

Dates: 1992

Richard Skroban photographic slides of Antarctica, 1955-1956.

 Collection
Identifier: PSC 444
Abstract

Photographs taken in Antarctica. Images include penguins on ice, huskies, a Weddell seal, and a killer whale. Also includes landscape photographs and some views of the Scott campsite.

Dates: 1955-1956