Spring Virginia deer

Description: Spring. Four Seasons of the Virginia Deer in Northern Michigan diorama or group. [also called American red deer] Taxidermy and accessories by Carl and Delia Akeley. Background painting by Charles A. Corwin. Field Columbian Museum. Curt Tech Postcard caption: Group of Northern white-tailed deer or Virginia deer; spring pelage. At this period of the year the males have shed their horns and the thick, long, grayish hair of winter is replaced by the thin, short, reddish coat of summer. April scene in northern Michigan. C.E. Akeley, taxidermist. Painted background by C.A. Corwin. Odocoileus virginianus borealis.
Attribution: (c) Field Museum of Natural History
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Department(s)
  • Library
  • Photo Archives
  • Zoology
Creator(s)
  • Photographer: Carl E. Akeley
Date: Circa 1902
Physical Size and Format: 6 1/2 x 8 1/2 in. b/w glass negative
Citation: Courtesy of: C. E. Akeley. (c) Field Museum of Natural History. https://mm.fieldmuseum.org/905db528-258a-4d98-bdac-cf34661716ea (accessed on 13 Feb 2024)
Media File URL: http://fm-digital-assets.fieldmuseum.org/1707/891/CSZ6211.jpg
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Spring. Four Seasons of the Virginia Deer in Northern Michigan diorama or group. [also called American red deer] Taxidermy and accessories by Carl and Delia Akeley. Background painting by Charles A. Corwin. Field Columbian Museum. Curt Tech Postcard caption: Group of Northern white-tailed deer or Virginia deer; spring pelage. At this period of the year the males have shed their horns and the thick, long, grayish hair of winter is replaced by the thin, short, reddish coat of summer. April scene in northern Michigan. C.E. Akeley, taxidermist. Painted background by C.A. Corwin. Odocoileus virginianus borealis.
IRN: 1707891
GUID: 905db528-258a-4d98-bdac-cf34661716ea