Detail View: Image Archives: Greater Prairie Chicken
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File Name:
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Greater Prairie Chicken.jpg
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catalog number:
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JAM3
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collection:
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Dioramas and Exhibits
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title:
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Greater Prairie Chicken
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creator:
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Sharon Riddle Wolverton
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creator type:
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Background artist
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creator:
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Harry E. Wright
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creator type:
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Background artist
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creator:
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William R. Eastman
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creator type:
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Foreground artist
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creator:
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Jack Putnam
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creator type:
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Collector
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creator:
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Robert Woods
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creator type:
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Collector
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creator:
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Kenneth Robertson
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creator type:
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Collector
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creator:
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Jack Putnam
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creator type:
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Preparator
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creator:
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Henry Wichers Inchumuk
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creator type:
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Preparator
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creator:
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Richard M. Wicker
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creator type:
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Photographer
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description:
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Diorama depicting prairie chickens at dawn on their mating or "booming" grounds in Yuma County, Colorado, United States. The male deflates his organge air sac to produce a hooting owl-like sound, commonly called "booming" with which he challenges all rivals.
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date:
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1973
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date type:
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Date of installation
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date:
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3/10/2010
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date type:
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Date of photograph
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location:
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USA, Colorado, Denver Museum of Nature and Science
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modified:
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no
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format:
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image/jpg
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file size:
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5.47 MB
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source:
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born digital
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rights:
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Use with permission Denver Museum of Nature and Science
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