Frank M. Chapman Colombian Expedition field photographs
Content Description
This collection documents the first of a series of expeditions conducted and managed by AMNH Ornithologist, Frank M. Chapman. The study was one of the first to study elevational differences in bird species.
Dates
- 1911 - 1912
Creator
Extent
372 Photographic Prints
Language of Materials
English
Existence and Location of Originals
Original negatives are housed separately in AMNH Library.
Bibliography
Nate. Geog. Mag. Vol. XL/ No. 4, 1921, p. 359
Condition Description
Good
Processing Information
The collection contains 372 black and white photographic prints mounted on cards with captions on verso. Possibly once part of a bound museum scrapbook.
The negatives for these prints are housed in the Photographic Negative collection. During the collection survey several images were found to only have negatives and not prints, these were scanned to represent the complete collection online.
Source
Creator
- Title
- Chapman Colombian Expedition of the American Museum of Natural History field photographs, 1911-1912
- Author
- Rebecca Morgan
- Date
- 2020
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Museum Archives at the Gottesman Research Library Repository
American Museum of Natural History
200 Central Park West
New York NY 10024 USA
(212) 769-5420
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