through the gift of Mr. WiUiam C. Whitney, also a Trustee of the 

 jNIuseum. These expeditions were successful in securing several com- 

 plete three-toed horses. 



The direct ancestor of the modern horse is still to be discovered; it 

 is the one link still missing. The Museum is planning for continued 

 search in the West, especially in Texas, South Dakota, and Nebraska, 

 where it is hoped this link may be discovered. It is also preparing to 

 publish a full history of the horse from the earliest times to the present. 



GENERAL CONTRIBUTORS 



Among the present and former contributors to the American 

 Museum explorations and collections showing the history of this 

 noblest of living (juadrupeds are the following: 



Cornelius Vanderbilt . 

 William C. Whitney 

 Henry Fairfield Osborn 

 Arthur Curtis.s James . 

 Cleveland H. Dodge 

 George J. Gould . 

 Frank K. Sturgis . 

 Percy R. Pyne 

 J. PiERPONT Morgan 



in the year 

 in the years 



in the year 

 in the years 



in the year 

 in the vears 



donor of models, restorations and illustr 

 tions of extinct horses. 



1894 



1900, 1902, 1903 



1891-1912 



1906, 1907 



1909 



1906-1909 



1907-1913 



1906 



1904-1913 



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