Great Auk Skeleton Mounted for Exhibit

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Object Details

Creator

United States National Museum Photographic Laboratory

Subject

Lucas, Frederic A (Frederic Augustus) 1852-1929

United States National Museum

United States National Museum Department of Comparative Anatomy

Summary

Collected by Frederic A. Lucas, osteologist and assistant curator of the Department of Comparative Anatomy at the United States National Museum, at Funk Island, Newfoundland, Canada, while on an expedition with the United States Fish Commission schooner "Grampus."

Cite as

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Acc. 11-007, Box 018, Image No. MNH-4284

Repository Loc.

Smithsonian Institution Archives Capital Gallery, Suite 3000, MRC 507; 600 Maryland Avenue, SW; Washington, DC 20024-2520

Date

1888

Local number

SIA Acc. 11-007 [MNH-4284]

Restrictions & Rights

No access restrictions Many of SIA's holdings are located off-site, and advance notice is recommended to consult a collection. Please email the SIA Reference Team at osiaref@si.edu

No Copyright - United States

Type

Glass negatives

Physical description

10 x 8;

Place

Funk Island

Newfoundland

Data Source

Smithsonian Institution Archives

Topic

Zoological specimens--Collection and preservation

Zoological models

Extinct birds

Metadata Usage

CC0

Record ID

siris_arc_390394