The "Great Devilfish" Refurbished
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PrintShort 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.
Smithsonian Institution History Bibliography
The author's book, "The Search for the Giant Squid," will be published later in 1998.
Natural History (Journal)
Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu
June 1998
p. 78, "At the Museum" column