Passenger Pigeon Exhibit, United States National Museum

ID: 43843 or MNH-43843

Creator: Unknown

Form/Genre: Photographic print

Date: 1956

Citation: Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 95, Box 44, Folder: 5

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Summary

Passenger pigeon group exhibit in Bird Hall in the National Museum of Natural History (NMNH) after the Exhibits Modernization Program. The birds are shown in a reproduction of their natural surroundings.

Subject

  • United States National Museum
  • National Museum of Natural History (U.S.)
  • Exhibits Modernization Program United States National Museum
  • Division of Birds (USNM)
  • Birds of the World (Exhibition) (1956: United States National Museum)

Category

Historic Images of the Smithsonian

Contained within

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 95, Box 44, Folder: 5

Contact information

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

Date

1956

Restrictions & Rights

No restrictions

Topic

  • Animals
  • Bird Hall (USNM)
  • Specimens
  • Birds
  • Exhibitions
  • Museums
  • Ornithology
  • Museum exhibits

Form/Genre

  • Photographic print
  • Exhibit

ID Number

43843 or MNH-43843

Physical description

Color: Black and White; Size: 10w x 8h; Type of Image: Exhibit; Medium: Photographic print

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