Taxidermy 



Taxidermist W. E. Eigsti (1903-?, FM1938- 

 1946) mounts specimen of the rare South 

 American rodent, Dinomys (1939). zame 



Taxidermist Julius Fnesser (1873-1958. 

 FM1905-1948) shown at work in 1929 Fries- 

 ser made a collecting trip to Mexico for the 

 Museum in 1902. subsequently joining the 

 staff. During his 44-year career at Field 

 Museum he mounted more than 200 large 

 mammals. He also collected animals during 

 expeditions to the Olympic Mountains (elk 

 group). Alaska (moose group). British 

 Columbia (Rocky Mountain goats), and 

 Guadalupe Island (sea elephants), zimso 



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