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Alaska Brown Bear (Diorama)
Bernard Family Hall of North American Mammals
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Mammals
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art-001-b7-f2-02
Title
Alaska brown bear, specimen measurement chart for Alaska Brown Bear Group, Hall of North American Mammals
Description
Alaska Brown Bear Group. Brown Bear; N.A.; Alaskan brown bear shot by Francis Colby for American Museum. 1939 June; Number - 2; Date - June 9, 1939; Sex - Male; Location - Canoe Bay; Circumference - C; Depth - D; Thickness - T*; Total length and length from ham to shoulder; Thin - nothing in belly. No fat outside - a little inside; Wt. 1150 plus blood; Range 63 yds. 3 shots .405. 2 in spine; Save complete skeletons; Skin removed for all body measurements except height and length; Eye to end of nose; Use calipers; stamped: James L. Clark American Museum of Natural History New York. This item contains a specimen measurement chart of an Alaska brown bear. A set of measurements for the bear's lower back is accompanied by a question mark, indicating some uncertainty in an otherwise precisely measured specimen.
Agent (Role)
Clark, James L. (James Lippitt), 1883-1969
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Date
1939-06-09
Artwork/Object Type
Mixed media
Physical dimensions
15 x 9.75 in.
City Town
Canoe Bay
State Province
Alaska
Country
United States
Is Part Of
American Museum of Natural History, Department of Preparation and Installation: Diorama and Hall construction
Collection/Work Relation
AMNH Special Collections, DR 104: American Museum of Natural History, Department of Preparation and Installation: Diorama and Hall construction. 1919-1962.
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