Mounted photographs, cow and calf photographed on burned veldt by Kermit Roosevelt, head of immature female, number 164587 USNM, the immature female where it fell on the burned veldt

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Abstract

This folder consists of 3 black-and-white photographs mounted with captions to a single board. The photographs were probably taken by Edmund Heller, year unknown. One photograph was taken by Kermit Roosevelt. Captions were added by Heller. The photographs depict: rhinoceros cow and calf photographed on burned veldt by Kermit Roosevelt; head of immature female rhinoceros, number 164587 USNM [collected in Rhino Camp, Uganda]; immature female rhinoceros where it fell on the burned veldt, brown-barked Acacias in the background.

Date Range

1909-1910

Start Date

1909

End Date

1910

Access Information

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Topic

  • Rhinoceros (Genus)
  • Mammalogy

Place

  • Rhino Camp
  • Uganda

Form/Genre

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

Accession #

SIA RU007179

Collection name

Edmund Heller Papers, circa 1898-1918

Physical Description

3 black-and-white photographs

Physical Location

Smithsonian Institution Archives

Sublocation

Box 9 Folder 8