Heads, Skulls, Skins, and Horns

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Summary

Pictured are three animal heads with skins attached, lying on the ground. This image is part of a series of photographs taken during the Lincoln Ellsworth Expedition to Alberta and British Columbia in 1914, for which the Bureau of Biological Survey conducted field investigations in Canada to learn more about the habits and distribution of big game mammals. Naturalist Edmund Heller accompanied the expedition to the Dease River/Telegraph Creek area of British Columbia and later to Alberta.

Subject

  • United States Bureau of Biological Survey
  • Lincoln Ellsworth Expedition to Alberta and British Columbia (1914)

Notes

  • Also known as SPI_1673
  • A high resolution digital copy of this image is not yet available. Please contact photos@si.edu for further information.

Cite as

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 7179, Box 6, SIA_007179_B06_F17_I01

Repository Loc.

Smithsonian Institution Archives Capital Gallery, Suite 3000, MRC 507; 600 Maryland Avenue, SW; Washington, DC 20024-2520

Date

1914

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Topic

Scientific expeditions

Place

  • Alberta
  • Telegraph Creek (B.C.)
  • British Columbia
  • Dease River

Form/Genre

Black-and-white photographs

Local number

SIA RU007179 [SIA_007179_B06_F17_I01]

Physical description

Gelatin silver prints

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