Emperor penguin diorama

Emperor Penguin diorama with multiple mounted specimens and a painted background depicting a scene from the Ross Ice Shelf in Antarctica. The specimens were collected at Little America, the principal American base in Antarctica, by the Second Byrd Antarctic Expedition in 1935. Sugar was originally u...

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Main Author: Field Museum of Natural History
Other Authors: Moyer, John; LaBonte, John; Walters, Leon; Corwin, Charles; Rueckert, Arthur
Format: Still Image
Language:unknown
Published: 1936
Subjects:
Field Museum of Natural History
Natural history museums
Museum exhibits
Museums > Illinois
Dioramas
Birds
Penguins
Flightless birds
Mounted specimens
Antarctica
Antarctic
Byrd
Little America
Ross Ice Shelf
Antarc*
Ice Shelf
Online Access:http://www.idaillinois.org/u?/fmnh3,3980
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spelling ftillinoisda:oai:www.idaillinois.org:fmnh3/3980 2023-12-10T09:40:33+01:00 Emperor penguin diorama Field Museum of Natural History Moyer, John; LaBonte, John; Walters, Leon; Corwin, Charles; Rueckert, Arthur Field Museum of Natural History 1930s (1930-1939) Illinois 1936 JPEG Photograph http://www.idaillinois.org/u?/fmnh3,3980 unknown GN78602; RF78817; Z80238; Z80242; Z80248; Z80352; Z80364; Z80496; Z94397c Hall 20 - Birds Z80350_A History of Exhibitions at the Field Museum 1921-1959 Zoology http://www.idaillinois.org/u?/fmnh3,3980 Copyright Field Museum of Natural History. Use of the digital images found in the Field Museum Library Digital Collections is permitted for educational and research purposes only. This material may be protected by U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S. Code). Researchers are responsible for determining whether the material is in the public domain or whether it is protected by copyright law or other restrictions. If the material is protected by copyright law, researchers are responsible for determining whether the intended use is within the limits of fair use. Digitization of some of the items in this collection was developed pursuant to a grant awarded by the Illinois State Library, an Office of the Secretary of State in 2021. Field Museum of Natural History Natural history museums Museum exhibits Museums--Illinois Dioramas Birds Penguins Flightless birds Mounted specimens Antarctica Image 1936 ftillinoisda 2023-11-11T23:55:59Z Emperor Penguin diorama with multiple mounted specimens and a painted background depicting a scene from the Ross Ice Shelf in Antarctica. The specimens were collected at Little America, the principal American base in Antarctica, by the Second Byrd Antarctic Expedition in 1935. Sugar was originally used to simulate snow but was replaced in the 1980s when pests were discovered infesting the exhibits. Still Image Antarc* Antarctic Antarctica Ice Shelf Ross Ice Shelf Illinois State Library: Illinois Digital Archives Antarctic Byrd Little America ENVELOPE(-164.050,-164.050,-78.667,-78.667) Ross Ice Shelf
institution Open Polar
collection Illinois State Library: Illinois Digital Archives
op_collection_id ftillinoisda
language unknown
topic Field Museum of Natural History
Natural history museums
Museum exhibits
Museums--Illinois
Dioramas
Birds
Penguins
Flightless birds
Mounted specimens
Antarctica
spellingShingle Field Museum of Natural History
Natural history museums
Museum exhibits
Museums--Illinois
Dioramas
Birds
Penguins
Flightless birds
Mounted specimens
Antarctica
Field Museum of Natural History
Emperor penguin diorama
topic_facet Field Museum of Natural History
Natural history museums
Museum exhibits
Museums--Illinois
Dioramas
Birds
Penguins
Flightless birds
Mounted specimens
Antarctica
description Emperor Penguin diorama with multiple mounted specimens and a painted background depicting a scene from the Ross Ice Shelf in Antarctica. The specimens were collected at Little America, the principal American base in Antarctica, by the Second Byrd Antarctic Expedition in 1935. Sugar was originally used to simulate snow but was replaced in the 1980s when pests were discovered infesting the exhibits.
author2 Moyer, John; LaBonte, John; Walters, Leon; Corwin, Charles; Rueckert, Arthur
Field Museum of Natural History
format Still Image
author Field Museum of Natural History
author_facet Field Museum of Natural History
author_sort Field Museum of Natural History
title Emperor penguin diorama
title_short Emperor penguin diorama
title_full Emperor penguin diorama
title_fullStr Emperor penguin diorama
title_full_unstemmed Emperor penguin diorama
title_sort emperor penguin diorama
publishDate 1936
url http://www.idaillinois.org/u?/fmnh3,3980
op_coverage 1930s (1930-1939)
Illinois
long_lat ENVELOPE(-164.050,-164.050,-78.667,-78.667)
geographic Antarctic
Byrd
Little America
Ross Ice Shelf
geographic_facet Antarctic
Byrd
Little America
Ross Ice Shelf
genre Antarc*
Antarctic
Antarctica
Ice Shelf
Ross Ice Shelf
genre_facet Antarc*
Antarctic
Antarctica
Ice Shelf
Ross Ice Shelf
op_relation GN78602; RF78817; Z80238; Z80242; Z80248; Z80352; Z80364; Z80496; Z94397c
Hall 20 - Birds
Z80350_A
History of Exhibitions at the Field Museum 1921-1959
Zoology
http://www.idaillinois.org/u?/fmnh3,3980
op_rights Copyright Field Museum of Natural History. Use of the digital images found in the Field Museum Library Digital Collections is permitted for educational and research purposes only. This material may be protected by U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S. Code). Researchers are responsible for determining whether the material is in the public domain or whether it is protected by copyright law or other restrictions. If the material is protected by copyright law, researchers are responsible for determining whether the intended use is within the limits of fair use. Digitization of some of the items in this collection was developed pursuant to a grant awarded by the Illinois State Library, an Office of the Secretary of State in 2021.
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