Prints of animals, mostly specimens

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Contained In: Edmund Heller Papers, circa 1898-1918

Series: SIA RU007179

Series: Smithsonian Field Book Project : an initiative to improve access to field book content that documents natural history

By

Heller, Edmund, 1875-1939

Type

Book

Material

Archival material

Publication info

1911-1912

Notes

The black-and-white photographs document Edmund Heller's collecting in Africa. Subject matter includes animals, mostly specimens. For negatives, see Folder 40. Some photographs indicate they were taken during the Rainey African Expedition, 1911-1912. These include images of live animals in their habitat, and collected specimens. On the reverse side, some identify a number, sex, and type of animal, often listed by scientific name. Collected specimens include genus oryx, rodents, rhinoceros, cheetah(?), zebra, wildebeest, and tragelaphus. Locations include Guaso Nyiro [Ewaso Ng’iro]; Lololoki; Mazeras, Loita Plains, Kakamega, Nandiva, Amala River, and Nyuki [Oldoinyo Nyukie], Kenya.

Subjects

Africa , Amala , Black-and-white photographs , Field notes , Kakamega , Kenya , Loita Plains , Mazeras , Ng’iro, Ewaso , Nyukie, Oldoinyo , Rainey African Expedition, 1911-1912 , Zoology

BHL Collections

Smithsonian Field Books collection

Language

English