Carl Akeley’s Fighting

Description: Carl Akeley’s Fighting African Elephants on display inside Stanley Field Hall. These animals, collected and mounted by noted taxidermist Carl Akeley, were first exhibited in the central rotunda of the Field Museum’s former home in Jackson Park. In 1920 both elephants were transported by train to the new Field Museum building and installed in Stanley Field Hall, where they remain to this day.
Attribution: (c) Field Museum of Natural History - CC BY-NC 4.0
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Department(s)
  • Library
  • Photo Archives
  • Zoology
Subject(s)
  • mammals
  • Elephants
Creator(s)
  • Photographer: Michelle Kuo : Field Museum of Natural History - Photography Division
Date: Created 29 Mar 2023
Citation: Courtesy of: M. Kuo. (c) Field Museum of Natural History. CC BY-NC 4.0. https://mm.fieldmuseum.org/889b33d5-58fe-4bb6-b435-476c816101c9 (accessed on 10 Jun 2024)
Media File URL: http://fm-digital-assets.fieldmuseum.org/2592/914/TN46.jpg
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Carl Akeley’s Fighting African Elephants on display inside Stanley Field Hall. These animals, collected and mounted by noted taxidermist Carl Akeley, were first exhibited in the central rotunda of the Field Museum’s former home in Jackson Park. In 1920 both elephants were transported by train to the new Field Museum building and installed in Stanley Field Hall, where they remain to this day.
IRN: 2592914
GUID: 889b33d5-58fe-4bb6-b435-476c816101c9