Hippopotamus

Description: Hippopotamus in Stanley Field Hall, for Carl E. Akeley Memorial Hall (22). The skin of the hippopotomus cannot be preserved satisfactorily by ordinary methods. In this specimen, the animal has been reproduced in cellulose-acetate, a material resembling celluloid. The process is one developed by L. L. Walters of the Museum's staff. [postcard caption]
Attribution: (c) Field Museum of Natural History
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Department(s)
  • Library
  • Photo Archives
  • Zoology
Subject(s)
  • ISL2021
Date: Circa 1925
Physical Size and Format: 5x7 in. b/w negative
Citation: https://mm.fieldmuseum.org/16b5a77e-719f-4a06-830a-9c29516b2e9c (accessed on 04 May 2024)
Media File URL: http://fm-digital-assets.fieldmuseum.org/2064/830/PCZ1433.jpg
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PCZ1433.jpg
Hippopotamus in Stanley Field Hall, for Carl E. Akeley Memorial Hall (22). The skin of the hippopotomus cannot be preserved satisfactorily by ordinary methods. In this specimen, the animal has been reproduced in cellulose-acetate, a material resembling celluloid. The process is one developed by L. L. Walters of the Museum's staff. [postcard caption]
IRN: 2064830
GUID: 16b5a77e-719f-4a06-830a-9c29516b2e9c