Prints of animals, mostly specimens

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Abstract

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.

Date Range

1911-1912

Start Date

1911

End Date

1912

Access Information

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Topic

Zoology

Place

  • Loita Plains
  • Africa
  • Nyukie, Oldoinyo
  • Mazeras
  • Kakamega
  • Amala
  • Kenya
  • Ng’iro, Ewaso

Form/Genre

  • Fieldbook record
  • Field notes
  • Black-and-white photographs

Accession #

SIA RU007179

Collection name

Edmund Heller Papers, circa 1898-1918

Physical Description

1 envelope

Physical Location

Smithsonian Institution Archives

Sublocation

Box 5 Folder 2