Description: [view in Spanish][edan-image:id=siris_arc_296726,size=200,left]Carlos de la Torre y la Huerta was the foremost Cuban naturalist of his era, following in the footsteps of Felipe Poey. De la Torre was a naturalist of the old school, with broad interests in natural history. He focused his research on mollusks, both living and paleontological specimens. He collaborated for many
Description: Not only did the Smithsonian research in Washington, D.C., inform the course of World War II, the war also shaped the collections and research of the Smithsonian. Military medical staff sent thousands of specimens of disease carrying insects to the museum for identification. Soldiers stationed in far-flung locations provided the Smithsonian with collecting opportunities that
Description: Buffalo group collected on William Temple Hornaday expedition in Buffalo Butte, Montana, 1886. The specimens were later mounted for exhibition in the United States National Museum, MNH-5469.