Ripley's Decal on Sale at SMS

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Summary

Secretary S. Dillon Ripley's "Shoo Bird," a decal of a falcon diving toward its prey which is placed on picture windows to deter migrating birds from flying into them, is put on sale at the Museum Shops. Ripley donated the decals to the shops.

Subject

  • Ripley, Sidney Dillon 1913-2001
  • Smithsonian Museum Shops

Category

Chronology of Smithsonian History

Notes

  • Torch, 6/1974, p. 1
  • Torch, 7-8/1974, p. 3

Contact information

Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu

Date

1974

Topic

  • Animals
  • Birds
  • Smithsonian business activities
  • Ornithology

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