Miscellaneous black and white photos
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These are miscellaneous black and white photographs of Edmund Heller, compiled from several expeditions and field work. There is one long sequence of black bears together with cards, each with a caption either typed or handwritten on it. There are various small photos of Heller in Africa --with pygmies, with gorilla and chimpanzee he had shot. One photo shows 3 men, each with rifle, standing behind a dead male lion. Heller has written on the back in pencil: "Number Thirty Nine Paul J. Rainey's African Hunt pictures." Many are stamped on the back “H. H. Heller photo” or “New York Zoological Society”. Subject matter includes specimens, group and individual portraits, candid images of local inhabitants and foreigners. Many of the images appear to be from field work in Africa. One listed as Belgian Congo [Democratic Republic of the Congo]. Some are postcards from China. Identified locations include Shanghai, China; Belgian Congo; British East Africa [Kenya].
Date Range
1898-1939
Start Date
1898
End Date
1939
Access Information
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Topic
- Zoology
- Mammalogy
Place
- Shanghai
- China
- Congo, Democratic Republic of the
- Kenya
Form/Genre
- Fieldbook record
- Field notes
- Black-and-white photographs
Collection name
Russell E. Train Africana Collection, 1663-1996, Smithsonian Institution Library, c. 1894-1939
Physical Description
1 folder
Physical Location
Smithsonian Institution. Libraries
Sublocation
Joseph F. Cullman 3rd Library of Natural History