The "Great Devilfish" Refurbished

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Summary

Short article describes the life-size giant squid model in New York City's American Museum of Natural History. The model was manufactured in 1895 based on a specimen found on Newfoundland's coast in 1877. Copies were made for seven museums around the world, including the Smithsonian; that model was ruined in a flood. New York's refurbished model is now part of the "Wall of Life" in the newly created Hall of Biodiversity.

Subject

  • United States National Museum
  • American Museum of Natural History

Category

Smithsonian Institution History Bibliography

Notes

The author's book, "The Search for the Giant Squid," will be published later in 1998.

Contained within

Natural History (Journal)

Contact information

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

Date

June 1998

Topic

  • Squids
  • Marine Biology
  • Marine invertebrates
  • Zoology
  • Exhibitions
  • Marine biology

Physical description

p. 78, "At the Museum" column

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