Process of Building a Taxidermy Frame for a Tiger, Image 10 of 10

ID: SIA2012-7944

Creator: Unknown

Form/Genre: Photographic print

Date: early 1900s

Citation: Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 7181, Box 1, Folder: Exhibits central file 1893, 1896-97, 1900-1901, 1903-1904

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Summary

Photograph documenting the process of building a taxidermy frame for a tiger. The completed tiger specimen is standing in the South Yard behind the Smithsonian Institution Building, or "Castle." One of the "sheds" can be seen in the background. Image 10 of 10 shows the finished tiger display without its pedestal.

Subject

  • Smithsonian Institution Building (Washington, D.C.)
  • South Yard

Category

Historic Images of the Smithsonian

Notes

Other images in that show the process of building a taxidermy frame for a tiger are SIA2012-7935, SIA2012-7936, SIA2012-7937, SIA2012-7938, SIA2012-7939, SIA2012-7940, SIA2012-7941, SIA2012-7942, SIA2012-7943. One of the sheds in the South Yard contained the Taxidermy Studio.

Contained within

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 7181, Box 1, Folder: Exhibits central file 1893, 1896-97, 1900-1901, 1903-1904

Contact information

Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu

Date

early 1900s

Restrictions & Rights

No restrictions

Topic

  • Taxidermy
  • Specimens
  • Exhibitions
  • Tigers

Form/Genre

  • Photographic print
  • Object

ID Number

SIA2012-7944

Physical description

Number of Images: 1; Color: Black and White; Size: 4 1/8w x 3 1/4h; Type of Image: Object; Medium: Photographic print

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