Mounted photographs, head of immature male shot by Kermit Roosevelt, USNM 164589, head of the longest horned specimen obtained at rhino camp, an adult female, USNM 164594, male rhinoceros 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. Captions were added by Heller. The photographs depict: (1) a head of an immature male rhinoceros shot by Kermit Roosevelt, USNM 164589; the head of the longest horned specimen obtained at Rhino Camp (Uganda), an adult female, USNM 164594; and a male rhinoceros where it fell on the burned veldt.

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 11