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Title
23. Design for the end wall of a museum hall
Subject
- Paleontology
- Museum exhibits
- Paleoart
Description
A print design copy depicting a museum hall with a large and detailed mural of a landscape and information about the geology throughout various prehistoric eras. The origin and intent of this piece is unknown, with Princeton Natural History Museum curator Dr. Donald Baird suggesting it may have been intended for the Smithsonian even with its lack of mention in the letters Hawkins wrote to the Smithsonian Institution's Joseph Henry about said project.
Creator
Hawkins, B. Waterhouse (Benjamin Waterhouse), 1807-1894
Source
ANSP-Coll-0803, Box 1, Folder 1
Identifier
ansp-coll-0803no23_001
Notes
Cataloging and digitizing made possible by The Getty Grant Program.
Relation
Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins Album
Contributing Institution
Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University
Sponsorship
This Digital Object is provided in a collection that is included in POWER Library: Pennsylvania Photos and Documents, which is funded by the Office of Commonwealth Libraries of Pennsylvania/Pennsylvania Department of Education.
