Polar Bear

ID: SIA Acc. 14-167 [NZP-0276]

Creator: Unknown

Form/Genre: Glass negatives

Date: 1900

Citation: Smithsonian Institution Archives, Acc. 14-167, Image No. NZP-0276

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Summary

Polar bear in enclosure on the Upper Bear Line at the National Zoological Park. An unidentified man (possibly Head Keeper William H. Blackburne) is reaching towards the bear.

Subject

National Zoological Park (U.S.)

Notes

  • Received April 5, 1900 from William Bartels of New York. Sent to Banff, Alberta, Canada on November 30, 1912.
  • Male #3819.
  • Scientific name: [Ursus maritimus].

Cite as

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Acc. 14-167, Image No. NZP-0276

Repository Loc.

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

Date

  • 1900
  • Circa 1900s

Restrictions & Rights

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  • No Known Copyright

Topic

Form/Genre

Glass negatives

Local number

SIA Acc. 14-167 [NZP-0276]

Physical description

5x7;

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