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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| Format: | Still Image |
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1936
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| Online Access: | http://www.idaillinois.org/u?/fmnh3,3980 |
| _version_ | 1821585303501012992 |
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| author | Field Museum of Natural History |
| author2 | Moyer, John; LaBonte, John; Walters, Leon; Corwin, Charles; Rueckert, Arthur Field Museum of Natural History |
| author_facet | Field Museum of Natural History |
| author_sort | Field Museum of Natural History |
| collection | Illinois State Library: Illinois Digital Archives |
| 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. |
| format | Still Image |
| genre | Antarc* Antarctic Antarctica Ice Shelf Ross Ice Shelf |
| genre_facet | Antarc* Antarctic Antarctica Ice Shelf Ross Ice Shelf |
| geographic | Antarctic Byrd Little America Ross Ice Shelf |
| geographic_facet | Antarctic Byrd Little America Ross Ice Shelf |
| id | ftillinoisda:oai:www.idaillinois.org:fmnh3/3980 |
| institution | Open Polar |
| language | unknown |
| long_lat | ENVELOPE(-164.050,-164.050,-78.667,-78.667) |
| op_collection_id | ftillinoisda |
| op_coverage | 1930s (1930-1939) Illinois |
| 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. |
| publishDate | 1936 |
| record_format | openpolar |
| spelling | ftillinoisda:oai:www.idaillinois.org:fmnh3/3980 2025-01-16T19:07:22+00:00 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 |
| 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 |
| title | Emperor penguin diorama |
| title_full | Emperor penguin diorama |
| title_fullStr | Emperor penguin diorama |
| title_full_unstemmed | Emperor penguin diorama |
| title_short | Emperor penguin diorama |
| title_sort | emperor penguin diorama |
| topic | Field Museum of Natural History Natural history museums Museum exhibits Museums--Illinois Dioramas Birds Penguins Flightless birds Mounted specimens Antarctica |
| topic_facet | Field Museum of Natural History Natural history museums Museum exhibits Museums--Illinois Dioramas Birds Penguins Flightless birds Mounted specimens Antarctica |
| url | http://www.idaillinois.org/u?/fmnh3,3980 |