Prints of animals, mostly specimens (2 of 2)
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PrintThe black-and-white photographs document Edmund Heller's collecting in Africa. Includes images of live animals and specimens. No negatives, unless otherwise marked on print. Subject matter includes a variety of mammals including rodents. Some photographs indicate they were taken during the Rainey African Expedition, 1911-1912. Includes elephant, cheetahs(?), participants with specimens, candid images of participant and local inhabitants in the midst of collecting, and type of feline. Locations include Loita Plains and Guaso Nyiro [Ewaso Ng’iro], British East Africa [Kenya].
1911-1912
1911
1912
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Zoology
SIA RU007179
Edmund Heller Papers, circa 1898-1918
1 envelope
Smithsonian Institution Archives
Box 5 Folder 3 Envelope 2