Pencil drawing of rugged rocks along the coast of Peru. Rocky foreground opens onto a stretch of water and mountains viewed beyond. Part one of a five part panorama drawn for a taxidermy diorama at the American Museum of Natural History.
Pencil drawing of rugged rocks along the coast of Peru. Part two of a five-part panorama drawn for a taxidermy diorama at the American Museum of Natural History.
Pencil drawing of rocky headlands and islands off the coast of Peru. Part three of a five part panorama drawn for a taxidermy diorama at the American Museum of Natural History.
Pencil drawing of a segment of a rocky island coast, viewing out to the sea. Coastline visible only in lower right of drawing, appearing as a rocky cliff. There are several large rocky promontories in the water in the distance, and two rocky islands on the horizon. This drawing is the fourth part of a series of five drawings of a panorama of a P...
Pencil drawing of a segment of a rocky island coast, viewing out to the sea. There are several large rocky promontories in the water in the distance. This drawing is part of a series of five drawings of a panorama of a Peruvian island. These were created in preparation for a taxidermy diorama depicting the guano-rich bird islands of Peru in the ...
Pencil drawing of a segment of a rocky cliff face, heavily annotated with letter "X"'s. A series of lines forming a series of stair-like steps extends from the right center of the cliff face across the page, to the upper right. This drawing is belongs to a group of studies of a Peruvian island, created in preparation for a taxidermy diorama depi...
Pencil drawing of several rocky crags of unclear size. This drawing is belongs to a group of studies of a Peruvian island, created in preparation for a taxidermy diorama depicting the guano-rich bird islands of Peru in the Hall of Oceanic Birds at the American Museum of Natural History. The sheet is marked "Peruvian Bird Group #7", but it is not...
Pencil sketches of details from the Peruvian coastline, with field notes and notes on color. Belongs to a series of images drawn in preparation for a diorama at the American Museum of Natural History.
Pencil sketches of rock formations from the Peruvian coastline, with field notes and notes on color. Belongs to a series of images drawn in preparation for a diorama at the American Museum of Natural History.
A photograph of the Jan Pesek family on their front porch in St. Paul, Minnesota. From L to R: John, Cyril, Mary, Mama (Katherine), Tommy (who died in 1931 at the age of 23), Papa (Jan). Jan Pesek holds a copy of a Czech-language newspaper; the title is "Katolik."
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University of Minnesota Libraries, Immigration History Research Center Archives.
Black and white photograph of conductor Peter Oundjian. Signed: "To the Minnesota orchestra, Fantastic musicians, incredible spirit! Thanks for an exhilarating time - Peter Oundjian"
Creator:
Steiner, Christian
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Performing Arts Archives.
Clarence ("Cap") Wigington (1883-1967) was the first African-American registered architect to practice for any substantial length of time in Minnesota. In 1915, one year after moving to St. Paul, Wigington took a qualifying exam as a senior draftsman and became the first African American municipal architect in the United States. He had the highe...
Creator:
Wigington, Clarence Wesley, 1883-1967
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University of Minnesota Libraries, Northwest Architectural Archives.
This cloth would be cut in two and sewn together so the red temple motifs would form the borders of the sarong like garment. Probably made on a backstrap loom given its dimensions.Cotton
Pharmacy bottle. Large rectangular clear glass pharmacy bottle with a long cylindrical neck and a glass stopper with a disc-shaped head with a faceted edge; gold, white and black glass label. Contains manufacturer markings:"[?]N. RUBRUM."
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University of Minnesota Libraries, Owen H. Wangensteen Historical Library of Biology and Medicine.
Pharmacy bottle. Cylindrical clear glass pharmacy bottle with a wide, short cylindrical neck and a clear glass stopper with a disc-shaped head; pontil mark on the bottom of jar, indicating that jar was hand-blown; white, gold, black, and red glass label; right side of label is missing. Contains manufacturer markings:"PUL[?] SOD. BO[?]."
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University of Minnesota Libraries, Owen H. Wangensteen Historical Library of Biology and Medicine.
Black and white photograph of Philippe Entremont. Signed: "Pour le Minnesota Orchestra, En toute amitie, Philippe Entremont" [For the Minnesota Orchestra, with all my friendship, Philippe Entremont]
Creator:
Morrison, Eleanor
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Performing Arts Archives.
Portrait of Dr. Philip S. Hench admiring plaque placed in Meiringen, Switzerland near the Riechenbach Falls. The plaque reads: "Across this 'dreadful cauldron' occurred the culminating event in the career of Sherlock Holmes, the world's greatest detective, when on May 4, 1891 he vanquished Prof Moriarty the Napoleon of Crime. Erected by The Norw...
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University of Minnesota Libraries, Special Collections and Rare Books.
Aerial photograph of the land and water of Fall Lake Township, with Thomas Lake and points of survey and data noted on a mylar overlay by geologist, William C. Phinney and Donald M. Davidson, Jr.
Creator:
Phinney, William C.; Davidson, Donald M. Jr.
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, University Archives.
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