Detail View: Image Archives: Polar bear group
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File Name:
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00-5591B.jpg
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catalog number:
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00-5591B
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collection:
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Dioramas and Exhibits
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title:
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Polar bear group
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creator:
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Christine Powers
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creator type:
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creator of digital collection
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creator:
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Albert C. Rogers
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creator type:
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Chief Preparator
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creator:
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Albert C. Rogers
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creator type:
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photographer
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creator:
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Unknown
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creator type:
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Background artist
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description:
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Polar bear group in it's original mounting. The 1923 Annual Report describes this as "Polar Bear and freshly killed Ribbon Seal. Ice field off coast of northwest Alaska". The photo was taken by Albert C Rogers who was the Museum's Preparator. The animals were collected durung an expedition led by Alfred M. Bailey. Seven large mammal groups were collected on this trip and stored in ice cellars for keeping.
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date:
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1921-1922
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date type:
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Date of fieldwork
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date:
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1923
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date type:
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date of photograph
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date:
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1923
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date type:
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Date of installation
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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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612 KB
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source:
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8x10 black and white glass negative scanned with Epson Expression 10000XL at 8bit-greyscale, 300 dpi.
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rights:
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use with permission Denver Museum of Nature and Science
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