Midland Skull
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Form/Genre: Photographic print
Date: 1962
Citation: Smithsonian Institution Archives Record Unit 95 Box 44A Folder 10
The Midland skull, which was found in southwestern Texas in 1953, is on display in the National Museum of Natural History's North American Archeology Exhibit which opened in November 1962. The skull was identified as that of a long-headed female about 30 years old and is probably more than 10,000 years old.
National Museum of Natural History (U.S.)
Historic Images of the Smithsonian
Smithsonian Institution Archives Record Unit 95 Box 44A Folder 10
Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu
1962
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SIA2009-0987 and MNH-1025
Color: Black and White; Size: 8w x 10h; Type of Image: Exhibit; Medium: Photographic print