Passenger Pigeon Exhibit, United States National Museum

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Object Details

Author

Unknown

Subject

United States National Museum

National Museum of Natural History (U.S.)

Exhibits Modernization Program United States National Museum

Division of Birds (USNM)

Birds of the World (Exhibition) (1956: United States National Museum)

Summary

Passenger pigeon group exhibit in Bird Hall in the National Museum of Natural History (NMNH) after the Exhibits Modernization Program. The birds are shown in a reproduction of their natural surroundings.

Contained within

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 95, Box 44, Folder: 5

Contact information

Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu

Date

1956

Standard number

43843 or MNH-43843

Restrictions & Rights

No restrictions

Type

Photographic print

Exhibit

Physical description

Color: Black and White; Size: 10w x 8h; Type of Image: Exhibit; Medium: Photographic print

Data Source

Smithsonian Archives - History Div

Topic

Specimens

Birds

Ornithology

Exhibitions

Bird Hall (USNM)

Museum exhibits

Metadata Usage

Usage conditions apply

Record ID

siris_sic_9841