Taxidermy, Animal Models 



*Bird taxidermist Ashley Hine, on the staff 

 from 1922 to 1935, not only prepared a large 

 number of exhibits but participated in several 

 expeditions. Z51273 



Taxidermist-sculptor-modelmaker Leon Pray 

 (1882-1975, FM1901-1948) served on the 

 Field Museum staff for close to half a century, 

 beginning as a protege of Carl Akeley. At 

 right (1948) he works on his model of the 

 prehistoric mesembriornis, or "terror bird. " 

 Below, he prepares models for a fish exhibit. 

 Zoology Department Secretary Margaret J. 

 Bauer appears to be sketching one of the 



fish mOdelS. Z841B.ZB3025A 



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