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Discovery

Names:
Lilly, John Cunningham, 1915-2001  Search this
Collection Creator:
Asch, Moses  Search this
Distler, Marian, 1919-1964  Search this
Folkways Records  Search this
Extent:
1 Sound recording (sound-tape reel, analog, 7 in.)
Type:
Archival materials
Sound recordings
Contents:
Sounds of chimpanzees, wild otters, elephant seals, shoe billed storks, penguins, Siberian tigers
Local Numbers:
FW-ASCH-7RR-4598
General:
CDR copy

Discovery television program from a 1950s educational television program at the Brookfield Zoo. Produced by naturalist Mary Lena Grimes on animals at this Chicago zoo. Includes narration and animal sounds.
Restrictions:
Restrictions on access. No duplication allowed listening and viewing for research purposes only.
Collection Rights:
Permission to publish materials from the collection must be requested from the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections. Please visit our website to learn more about submitting a request. The Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections make no guarantees concerning copyright or other intellectual property restrictions. Other usage conditions may apply; please see the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for more information.
Topic:
Zoology  Search this
Zoos  Search this
Collection Citation:
Moses and Frances Asch Collection, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
CFCH.ASCH, Item FW-ASCH-7RR-4598
See more items in:
Moses and Frances Asch Collection
Moses and Frances Asch Collection / Series 9: Audio Recordings / CD / CDR copy
Archival Repository:
Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/bk50a00e9eb-cc1e-4582-ad22-c7baa314708a
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-cfch-asch-ref26283

Sounds of Zoo Animals

Producer:
Greenhall, Arthur M. (Arthur Merwin), 1911-1998  Search this
Names:
Lilly, John Cunningham, 1915-2001  Search this
Collection Creator:
Asch, Moses  Search this
Distler, Marian, 1919-1964  Search this
Folkways Records  Search this
Extent:
1 Sound recording (sound-tape reel, analog, 7 in.)
Type:
Archival materials
Sound recordings
Contents:
Lion feeding (2x)--Birds (3x)--Monkey--Birds and monkey--Woodpecker
Local Numbers:
FW-ASCH-7RR-4599
General:
Folkways 6124

CDR copy--At the zoo, recorded and narrated by A. Greenhall, presents sounds of a lion, chimpanzee, rhea, rhinoceros, puma, and other wild animals from the Detroit Zoological Park.
Restrictions:
Restrictions on access. No duplication allowed listening and viewing for research purposes only.
Collection Rights:
Permission to publish materials from the collection must be requested from the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections. Please visit our website to learn more about submitting a request. The Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections make no guarantees concerning copyright or other intellectual property restrictions. Other usage conditions may apply; please see the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for more information.
Topic:
Zoos  Search this
Collection Citation:
Moses and Frances Asch Collection, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
CFCH.ASCH, Item FW-ASCH-7RR-4599
See more items in:
Moses and Frances Asch Collection
Moses and Frances Asch Collection / Series 9: Audio Recordings / CD / Commercial / Folkways Recordings
Archival Repository:
Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/bk50503e25f-fd57-4df8-97be-b0b05bb45ee0
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-cfch-asch-ref26284

Two Igbo Boys with Dead Primate (Chimpanzee?) Killed at Asaba

Creator:
Beard, R. L.  Search this
Collection Creator:
Smithsonian Institution. United States National Museum. Department of Anthropology. Division of Ethnology  Search this
Extent:
1 Photographic print (004 in x 006 in)
Culture:
Ibo (Igbo)  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Photographic prints
Photographs
Date:
1906
Local Numbers:
NAA INV.06026300
Local Note:
Black and white photoprint on postcard
Place:
Nigeria
Genre/Form:
Photographs
Citation:
Photo Lot 97 DOE Africa: Nigeria: Ibo (Igbo) 06026300, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
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Division of Ethnology photograph collection
Division of Ethnology photograph collection / Africa / Nigeria / Ibo (Igbo)
Archival Repository:
National Anthropological Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw312a4576f-7e42-410b-91df-af2edc45208a
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-naa-photolot-97-ref14178

Ceremony

Names:
Denis-Roosevelt African Expedition (1935-1936)  Search this
Collection Creator:
Smithsonian Institution. United States National Museum. Department of Anthropology. Division of Ethnology  Search this
Extent:
1 Photomechanical print (008 in x 005 in)
Culture:
Congolese (Democratic Republic)  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Photomechanical prints
Photographs
Place:
Congo (Democratic Republic)
Belgian Congo
Date:
1936
Scope and Contents:
Masked Dancers in Costume Representing Chimpanzees
Local Numbers:
NAA INV.06068302
Local Note:
Black and white photomechanical print
Place:
Zaire -- Kalinga
Belgian Congo -- Kalinga
Genre/Form:
Photographs
Citation:
Photo Lot 97 DOE Africa: Zaire/Belgian Congo: Gen/Unid 06068302, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
See more items in:
Division of Ethnology photograph collection
Division of Ethnology photograph collection / Africa / Zaire/Belgian Congo / Gen/Unid
Archival Repository:
National Anthropological Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw3bdfd3362-f687-4230-9ce5-706aec91c22c
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-naa-photolot-97-ref14702

2f Primates, Nyungwe Forest single

Title:
Scott Catalogue Rwanda 1306
Medium:
paper; ink (multicolored); adhesive / lithography
Type:
Postage Stamps
Place:
RWANDA (republic)
Date:
September 15, 1988
Topic:
International Stamps & Mail  Search this
Object number:
1990.0517.10021
See more items in:
National Postal Museum Collection
Data Source:
National Postal Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/hm875fe86a9-da0a-4ddb-bf17-338f6fcda4a3
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npm_1990.0517.10021

Comparative ecology of Gorilla gorilla (Savage and Wyman) and Pan troglodytes (Blumenbach) in Rio Muni, West Africa [by] Clyde Jones and Jorge Sabater Pi

Author:
Jones, Clyde 1935-  Search this
Author:
Sabater i Pi, Jordi  Search this
Physical description:
96 pages illustrations, maps 26 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
Guinée équatoriale
Africa, West
Rio Muni, Spanish Guinea
Africa, Western
Afrique occidentale
West Africa
Date:
1971
Topic:
Animal behavior  Search this
Chimpanzees--Behavior  Search this
Ecology  Search this
Gorilla--Behavior  Search this
Behavior, Animal  Search this
Hominidae  Search this
Animaux--Mœurs et comportement  Search this
Chimpanzé--Mœurs et comportement  Search this
Écologie  Search this
Gorille--Mœurs et comportement  Search this
Chimpanzees--Ecology  Search this
Chimpanzés--Moeurs et comportement  Search this
ecology  Search this
Gorilla--Ecology  Search this
Gorilles--Moeurs et comportement  Search this
Call number:
QL737.P96 J6
QL737.P96J6
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_8257

Babe Ruth

Artist:
Paolo Garretto, 1903 - 1989  Search this
Publication:
New York World, active 1860 - 1931  Search this
Sitter:
George Herman ("Babe") Ruth, 6 Feb 1895 - 17 Aug 1948  Search this
Medium:
Pastel, lithographic crayon and gouache on board
Dimensions:
Sheet (accurate): 31.2 × 23.8 cm (12 5/16 × 9 3/8")
Mat: 55.9 × 40.6 cm (22 × 16")
Frame: 61 × 45.7 cm (24 × 18")
Type:
Drawing
Date:
1929
Topic:
Costume\Headgear\Hat  Search this
Caricature  Search this
Collage  Search this
George Herman ("Babe") Ruth: Male  Search this
George Herman ("Babe") Ruth: Sports and Recreation\Athlete\Baseball  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
Object number:
NPG.93.117
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
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National Portrait Gallery Collection
Location:
Currently not on view
Data Source:
National Portrait Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4c92fbac2-bf65-4273-ac38-c2bef8f513e4
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_NPG.93.117

Alfred and Giuliette Frueh

Artist:
Alfred J. Frueh, 1880 - 14 Sep 1968  Search this
Sitter:
Alfred J. Frueh, 1880 - 14 Sep 1968  Search this
Giuliette Fanciulli Frueh, 1886 - 1967  Search this
Medium:
Relief print and watercolor on paper
Dimensions:
image: 11.4cm x 14.2cm (4 1/2" x 5 9/16")
Sheet: 12.3cm x 14.6cm (4 13/16" x 5 3/4")
Type:
Print
Date:
1923
Topic:
Caricature  Search this
Costume\Dress Accessory\Bow  Search this
Self-portrait  Search this
Nature & Environment\Plant\Wreath\Christmas  Search this
Giuliette Fanciulli Frueh: Female  Search this
Alfred J. Frueh: Visual Arts\Artist  Search this
Alfred J. Frueh: Male  Search this
Alfred J. Frueh: Visual Arts\Artist\Printmaker  Search this
Alfred J. Frueh: Visual Arts\Artist\Caricaturist  Search this
Alfred J. Frueh: Visual Arts\Artist\Caricaturist  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of the children of Al Frueh
Object number:
NPG.93.34
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
Copyright:
© Estate of Alfred J. Freuh
See more items in:
National Portrait Gallery Collection
Location:
Currently not on view
Data Source:
National Portrait Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4108856b1-1f7d-4c92-9c21-b25f1444b228
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_NPG.93.34

Meissen figure from the Monkey Band

Maker:
Meissen Manufactory  Search this
Physical Description:
blue (overall color)
polychrome (overall surface decoration color name)
ceramic, porcelain, hard-paste (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: 5 3/4 in; 14.605 cm
overall: 5 11/16 in x 3 1/2 in x 2 1/16 in; 14.44625 cm x 8.89 cm x 5.23875 cm
Object Name:
figurine
Place made:
Germany: Saxony, Meissen
Date made:
ca 1750
1750
Subject:
Manufacturing  Search this
Credit Line:
Dr. Hans Syz
ID Number:
CE.65.386
Catalog number:
65.386
Accession number:
262623
Collector/donor number:
379
See more items in:
Home and Community Life: Ceramics and Glass
The Hans C. Syz Collection
Meissen Porcelain: The Hans Syz Collection
Art
Domestic Furnishings
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b4-52a0-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_574786
Online Media:

Phyllis Diller’s Gag File

Manufacturer:
Art Steel Company, Inc.  Search this
Maker:
Diller, Phyllis  Search this
Art Steel Company, Inc.  Search this
Physical Description:
steel (overall material)
paper (overall material)
ink (overall material)
adhesive (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: 48 in x 40 in x 17 1/4 in; 121.92 cm x 101.6 cm x 43.815 cm
Object Name:
file
Place made:
United States: New York, New York City
Date made:
ca 1962 - 1994
Subject:
Humor  Search this
Comedians  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Phyllis Diller
ID Number:
2003.0289.01.01
Accession number:
2003.0289
Catalog number:
2003.0289.01.01
See more items in:
Culture and the Arts: Entertainment
Popular Entertainment
Phyllis Diller
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ab-40b6-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1218385
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Stop the Bonzo Economics

Affiliated union:
AFL-CIO  Search this
United Auto Workers  Search this
Referenced:
Reagan, Ronald Wilson  Search this
Maker:
Allied Printing Trades Council  Search this
Measurements:
overall: 18 in x 25 in; 45.72 cm x 63.5 cm
Object Name:
Poster
Used:
United States: District of Columbia
Date made:
1981
Associated date:
September 19, 1981
General subject association:
labor issues  Search this
Labor Unions  Search this
History, Reform Movements, Economic Protest  Search this
Economy  Search this
Depicted:
Monkeys  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian
ID Number:
1981.0791.11
Accession number:
1981.0791
Catalog number:
1981.0791.11
See more items in:
Political and Military History: Political History, Womens History/Reform Movements Collection
Princeton Posters
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a3-2df1-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_509042

News Clippings about Cornelia Chapin

Collection Creator:
Sanford, Marion  Search this
Container:
Box 2, Folder 4
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
1931-1965
Collection Restrictions:
Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C. Research Center. Contact Reference Services for more information.
Collection Rights:
The Archives of American Art makes its archival collections available for non-commercial, educational and personal use unless restricted by copyright and/or donor restrictions, including but not limited to access and publication restrictions. AAA makes no representations concerning such rights and restrictions and it is the user's responsibility to determine whether rights or restrictions exist and to obtain any necessary permission to access, use, reproduce and publish the collections. Please refer to the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for additional information.
Collection Citation:
Marion Sanford and Cornelia Chapin papers, 1929-1988. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
See more items in:
Marion Sanford and Cornelia Chapin papers
Marion Sanford and Cornelia Chapin papers / Series 2: Printed Material
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9c42a69e6-a6e0-4897-b4b8-67b6fda80dca
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-aaa-sanfmari-ref28
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Scrapbook about Cornelia Chapin

Collection Creator:
Sanford, Marion  Search this
Container:
Box 3, Folder 8
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
1932-1939
Scope and Contents:
Oversized material housed in Box 5.
Collection Restrictions:
Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C. Research Center. Contact Reference Services for more information.
Collection Rights:
The Archives of American Art makes its archival collections available for non-commercial, educational and personal use unless restricted by copyright and/or donor restrictions, including but not limited to access and publication restrictions. AAA makes no representations concerning such rights and restrictions and it is the user's responsibility to determine whether rights or restrictions exist and to obtain any necessary permission to access, use, reproduce and publish the collections. Please refer to the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for additional information.
Collection Citation:
Marion Sanford and Cornelia Chapin papers, 1929-1988. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
See more items in:
Marion Sanford and Cornelia Chapin papers
Marion Sanford and Cornelia Chapin papers / Series 4: Scrapbooks
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9a9794a3d-db3e-4c9e-b70b-1816b29b3f0b
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-aaa-sanfmari-ref46
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Creatures of Cain the hunt for human nature in Cold War America Erika Lorraine Milam

Author:
Milam, Erika Lorraine 1974-  Search this
Physical description:
xiii, 398 pages illustrations, map 25 cm
Type:
Books
History
Place:
United States
États-Unis
USA
Date:
2019
20th century
20e siècle
Topic:
Human behavior  Search this
Humanity  Search this
Sociobiology  Search this
Violence--History  Search this
Cold War--Social aspects  Search this
Human evolution  Search this
Evolution (Biology)  Search this
Science--Philosophy  Search this
Philosophical anthropology--History  Search this
Behavior  Search this
Comportement humain  Search this
Humanité (Morale)  Search this
Sociobiologie  Search this
Violence--Histoire  Search this
Guerre froide--Aspect social  Search this
Homme--Évolution  Search this
Anthropologie philosophique--Histoire  Search this
human behavior  Search this
Violence  Search this
Social aspects  Search this
Philosophical anthropology  Search this
Evolution  Search this
Verhalten  Search this
Mensch  Search this
Menschheit  Search this
Forschung  Search this
Darwinismus  Search this
Humanethologie  Search this
Humanität  Search this
Soziobiologie  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1161428

Anthropology and art readings in cross-cultural aesthetics edited by Charlotte M. Otten

Compiler:
Otten, Charlotte M. 1915-  Search this
Author:
American Museum of Natural History  Search this
Physical description:
xvi, 440 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates illustrations 22 cm
Type:
Books
Date:
1971
Topic:
Art  Search this
Art and anthropology  Search this
Art, Prehistoric  Search this
Art et anthropologie  Search this
Art premier  Search this
Anthropologie  Search this
Ethnology  Search this
Kunst  Search this
primitive art  Search this
Etnografica  Search this
Call number:
N5311 .O75X
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_7150

Chimpanzee

Discipline:
Vertebrate Zoology  Search this
Life Stage:
Juvenile
Object Type:
Education and Outreach collections
Topic:
Education & Outreach  Search this
Taxonomy:
Animalia, Chordata, Vertebrata, Tetrapoda, Mammalia, Eutheria, Primates, Haplorrhini, Hominidae
Scientific Name:
Pan troglodytes
USNM Number:
EO67380-FRLIMB
See more items in:
Q?rius, The Coralyn W. Whitney Science Education Center
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/32a197c38-0b27-4dfc-9a3e-75d146d86ae9
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnheducation_10026910
Online Media:

Distephanus divaricatus (Steetz) H. Rob. & B. Kahn

Biogeographical Region:
25 - East Tropical Africa  Search this
Collector:
Y. S. Abeid  Search this
M. Juma  Search this
S. Rashid  Search this
Min. Elevation:
1400  Search this
Place:
Tongawe East Forest Reserve, Ugalla area, Issa River, Chimpanzee Research Centre, Tanzania, Africa
Collection Date:
19 Feb 2014
Taxonomy:
Plantae Dicotyledonae Asterales Asteraceae Cichorioideae
Published Name:
Distephanus divaricatus (Steetz) H. Rob. & B. Kahn
Barcode:
01311653
USNM Number:
3679394
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Botany
Flowering plants and ferns
Data Source:
NMNH - Botany Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/33c122c2d-7914-4cb7-a3df-f41b694427e3
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhbotany_12929394

Melanthera pungens var. pungens Oliv. & Hiern

Biogeographical Region:
25 - East Tropical Africa  Search this
Collector:
Y. S. Abeid  Search this
M. Rashid  Search this
S. Rashid  Search this
Min. Elevation:
1370  Search this
Place:
Tongawe East Forest Reserve, Ugalla area, Issa River, Chimpanzee Research Centre, Tanzania, Africa
Collection Date:
17 Feb 2014
Taxonomy:
Plantae Dicotyledonae Asterales Asteraceae Asteroideae
Published Name:
Melanthera pungens var. pungens Oliv. & Hiern
Barcode:
01311656
USNM Number:
3679397
See more items in:
Botany
Flowering plants and ferns
Data Source:
NMNH - Botany Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/37334f534-174d-45ea-80c1-d43acc629fbc
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhbotany_12929398

Melanthera pungens var. albinervia (O. Hoffm.) Beentje

Biogeographical Region:
25 - East Tropical Africa  Search this
Collector:
Y. S. Abeid  Search this
M. Rashid  Search this
S. Rashid  Search this
Min. Elevation:
1370  Search this
Place:
Tongawe East Forest Reserve, Ugalla area, Issa River, Chimpanzee Research Centre, Tanzania, Africa
Collection Date:
17 Feb 2014
Taxonomy:
Plantae Dicotyledonae Asterales Asteraceae
Published Name:
Melanthera pungens var. albinervia (O. Hoffm.) Beentje
Barcode:
01311657
USNM Number:
3679396
See more items in:
Botany
Flowering plants and ferns
Data Source:
NMNH - Botany Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3cdf52354-3981-461b-983a-3f7499d3af0d
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhbotany_12929399

Melanthera pungens var. albinervia (O. Hoffm.) Beentje

Biogeographical Region:
25 - East Tropical Africa  Search this
Collector:
Y. S. Abeid  Search this
M. Rashid  Search this
S. Rashid  Search this
Min. Elevation:
1370  Search this
Place:
Tongawe East Forest Reserve, Ugalla area, Issa River, Chimpanzee Research Centre, Tanzania, Africa
Collection Date:
17 Feb 2014
Taxonomy:
Plantae Dicotyledonae Asterales Asteraceae
Published Name:
Melanthera pungens var. albinervia (O. Hoffm.) Beentje
Barcode:
01311658
USNM Number:
3679398
See more items in:
Botany
Flowering plants and ferns
Data Source:
NMNH - Botany Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3de52168a-7dea-4921-b014-8596ec840469
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhbotany_12929400

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