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view Aeschynanthus 'New Guinea' digital asset number 1
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Aeschynanthus 'New Guinea'

Biogeographical Region:
43 - Papuasia  Search this
Collector:
Laurence E. Skog  Search this
S. S. Hodapp  Search this
Place:
Papua New Guinea, Asia-Tropical
Collection Date:
20 Mar 1980
Taxonomy:
Plantae Dicotyledonae Scrophulariales Gesneriaceae
Published Name:
Aeschynanthus 'New Guinea'
Barcode:
00065244
Other Numbers:
Greenhouse number : 1978527
USNM Number:
2902705
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Botany
Flowering plants and ferns
Data Source:
NMNH - Botany Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/35d5bb63f-5234-4240-b896-9a2d9ed7df20
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhbotany_10398447
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Aeschynanthus 'New Guinea'

Collector:
Laurence E. Skog  Search this
Lee Linett  Search this
Place:
Unknown
Collection Date:
15 Dec 1982
Taxonomy:
Plantae Dicotyledonae Scrophulariales Gesneriaceae
Published Name:
Aeschynanthus 'New Guinea'
Barcode:
00065243
Other Numbers:
Greenhouse number : 1980076
USNM Number:
2959392
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Botany
Flowering plants and ferns
Data Source:
NMNH - Botany Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/306e28829-fd32-4795-9a62-b2676870d38f
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhbotany_10398259
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view New Guinea Walking Stick, Malayan Jungle Nymph digital asset number 1
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New Guinea Walking Stick, Malayan Jungle Nymph

Discipline:
Entomology  Search this
Object Type:
Education and Outreach collections
Topic:
Education & Outreach  Search this
Taxonomy:
Animalia, Arthropoda, Hexapoda, Insecta, Phasmida, Heteropterygidae
Scientific Name:
Heteropteryx dilatata
USNM Number:
EO400261-DSP
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Q?rius, The Coralyn W. Whitney Science Education Center
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/321fbf85c-bdb3-4a3d-83c5-7c0a3676f509
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnheducation_10866555
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view New Guinea Walking Stick, Malayan Jungle Nymph digital asset number 1
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New Guinea Walking Stick, Malayan Jungle Nymph

Discipline:
Entomology  Search this
Sex:
Female
Object Type:
Education and Outreach collections
Topic:
Education & Outreach  Search this
Taxonomy:
Animalia, Arthropoda, Hexapoda, Insecta, Phasmida, Heteropterygidae
Scientific Name:
Heteropteryx dilatata
USNM Number:
EO400301-DSP
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Q?rius, The Coralyn W. Whitney Science Education Center
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3d3aa30fe-2f15-44d5-9544-0a0c43bca38d
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnheducation_10866582
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view New Guinea Walking Stick, Malayan Jungle Nymph digital asset number 1
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New Guinea Walking Stick, Malayan Jungle Nymph

Discipline:
Entomology  Search this
Object Type:
Education and Outreach collections
Topic:
Education & Outreach  Search this
Taxonomy:
Animalia, Arthropoda, Hexapoda, Insecta, Phasmida, Heteropterygidae
Scientific Name:
Heteropteryx dilatata
USNM Number:
EO400306-DSP
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Q?rius, The Coralyn W. Whitney Science Education Center
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3dfac63d4-dd31-442d-a061-6aff17c8fa5e
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnheducation_10866588
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view New Guinea Walking Stick, Malayan Jungle Nymph digital asset number 1
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New Guinea Walking Stick, Malayan Jungle Nymph

Discipline:
Entomology  Search this
Object Type:
Education and Outreach collections
Topic:
Education & Outreach  Search this
Taxonomy:
Animalia, Arthropoda, Hexapoda, Insecta, Phasmida, Heteropterygidae
Scientific Name:
Heteropteryx dilatata
USNM Number:
EO400801
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Q?rius, The Coralyn W. Whitney Science Education Center
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3e3fc077a-1d7b-4204-a23d-298784b37213
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnheducation_11016378
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view New Guinea Walking Stick, Malayan Jungle Nymph digital asset number 1
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New Guinea Walking Stick, Malayan Jungle Nymph

Discipline:
Entomology  Search this
Object Type:
Education and Outreach collections
Topic:
Education & Outreach  Search this
Taxonomy:
Animalia, Arthropoda, Hexapoda, Insecta, Phasmida, Heteropterygidae
Scientific Name:
Heteropteryx dilatata
USNM Number:
EO400308-DSP
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Q?rius, The Coralyn W. Whitney Science Education Center
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3cc8bb33c-0e4b-4579-a63f-b47a0b3c692a
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnheducation_10866589
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view New Guinea Walking Stick, Malayan Jungle Nymph digital asset number 1
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New Guinea Walking Stick, Malayan Jungle Nymph

Discipline:
Entomology  Search this
Object Type:
Education and Outreach collections
Topic:
Education & Outreach  Search this
Taxonomy:
Animalia, Arthropoda, Hexapoda, Insecta, Phasmida, Heteropterygidae
Scientific Name:
Heteropteryx dilatata
USNM Number:
EO400802
See more items in:
Q?rius, The Coralyn W. Whitney Science Education Center
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3dc521919-7e16-4676-92ad-79e8f5ae471f
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnheducation_11016379
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view Stirling New Guinea expedition digital asset: Stirling New Guinea Expedition, 1926-1927

Stirling New Guinea expedition

Collection Creator:
Stirling, Matthew Williams, 1896-1975  Search this
Stewart, Richard H. (Richard Hewett), 1901-2004  Search this
Extent:
Film reels (4 hours 13 minutes, black-and-white silent; 8502 feet, 16mm)
Type:
Archival materials
Film reels
Scope and Contents:
Footage shot during an expedition sponsored by the Smithsonian Institution and the Dutch Committee for Scientific Research. Purpose of the expedition was to conduct ethnological investigations among the remote peoples of central Dutch New Guinea (Irian Jaya). Expedition traveled from Surabaja (east Java) up the Mamberamo River to its confluence with the Rouffaer (Tarika) River where exploration on foot and by airplane continued. Peoples encountered include Takutamesa Papuans along the Mamberamo River and Van Rees Mountains; Sebiri Papuans at expedition camp; Karikai Papuans along the Brown River south of the Van Rees Range, and Dem (Nogullo) Pygmies in the Nassau (Sudirman) Range. Documentation includes: stagings for the expedition in Surabaja; various expedition camps and work done by Dyak laborers and Malaysian convicts pressed into service for the expedition; trading with local people; Papuan material culture, dress, and foodways; Dyaks constructing camps, navigating rivers in dugouts, and dancing for recreation; villages along rivers; expedition fording and crossing rivers; first contact and trading with the Dem at Tombé Village; taking craniometic measurements; villages of Tombé and Damuneru; mock battle and demonstrating method of amputating fingers; house interior; preparations for a Dem feast which includes dancing, killing pigs, and heating rocks; the expedition plane, the Ern, and taking off and landing; and aerial shots over the Nassau and Van Rees Mountains. Cameraman: Richard Peck.
Local Number:
HSFA 1987.4.1
Collection Restrictions:
The collection is open for research. Please contact the archives for information on availability of access copies of audiovisual recordings. Original audiovisual material in the Human Studies Film Archives may not be played.
Collection Rights:
Contact the repository for terms of use.
Collection Citation:
Matthew Stirling collection, Human Studies Film Archives, Smithsonian Institution
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Matthew Stirling collection
Archival Repository:
Human Studies Film Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pc94a86aab9-b4c5-4fd5-bd52-f5026f6e36f1
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-hsfa-1987-04-ref1
view New Guinea Campaign: Miscellaneous digital asset: New Guinea Campaign: Miscellaneous

New Guinea Campaign: Miscellaneous

Collection Creator:
Thorpe, Grace F.  Search this
Extent:
12 Photographic prints
Container:
Folder 16
Type:
Archival materials
Photographs
Photographic prints
Date:
1944-1945
Collection Restrictions:
Access to NMAI Archive Center collections is by appointment only, Monday - Friday, 9:30 am - 4:30 pm. Please contact the archives to make an appointment (phone: 301-238-1400, email: nmaiarchives@si.edu).
Collection Rights:
Permission to publish materials from the collection must be requested from National Museum of the American Indian Archive Center. Please submit a written request to nmaiphotos@si.edu. For personal or classroom use, users are invited users to download, print, photocopy, and distribute the images that are available online without prior written permission, provided that the files are not changed, the Smithsonian Institution copyright notice (where applicable) is included, and the source of the image is identified as the National Museum of the American Indian.
Collection Citation:
Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Grace F. Thorpe Collection, Box and Folder Number; National Museum of the American Indian Archive Center, Smithsonian Institution.
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Grace F. Thorpe Collection
Grace F. Thorpe Collection / Series 2: Military Career and Life in Japan
Archival Repository:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sv46481af9f-a9e7-4c59-abc7-724a9c2e14fb
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmai-ac-085-ref34
view New Guinea Fly Qantas digital asset number 1

New Guinea Fly Qantas

Manufacturer:
Offset Alpine Printing Pty, Limited  Search this
Sponsor:
Qantas (Queensland & Northern Territory Aerial Services Ltd.)  Search this
Medium:
Poster, Advertising, Commercial Aviation
Dimensions:
2-D - Unframed (H x W): 49.5 x 36.8cm (19 1/2 x 14 1/2 in.)
Type:
ART-Posters, Original Art Quality
Country of Origin:
Australia
Inventory Number:
A19960145000
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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National Air and Space Museum Collection
Data Source:
National Air and Space Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv9e8266635-e797-4b76-9352-e08c81d54a43
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nasm_A19960145000
view 5 Marks, New Guinea, 1894 digital asset: after treatment

5 Marks, New Guinea, 1894

Head of government:
Wilhelm II King of Prussia and Emperor of Germany  Search this
Physical Description:
metal, silver (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: .3 cm x 3.8 cm; 1/8 in x 1 1/2 in
Object Name:
coin
Place made:
New Guinea
Date made:
1894
Associated date:
1894
ID Number:
2002.0007.0521
Accession number:
2002.0007
Collector/donor number:
572-4
Catalog number:
2002.0007.0521
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Work and Industry: National Numismatic Collection
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a7-db48-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_948159
Online Media:
view New Guinea Campaign: Oro Bay digital asset: New Guinea Campaign: Oro Bay

New Guinea Campaign: Oro Bay

Collection Creator:
Thorpe, Grace F.  Search this
Extent:
6 Nitrate negatives
7 Photographic prints
Container:
Folder 15
Type:
Archival materials
Photographs
Nitrate negatives
Photographic prints
Date:
1944-1945
Separated Materials:
Nitrate negatives have been moved offsite.
Collection Restrictions:
Access to NMAI Archive Center collections is by appointment only, Monday - Friday, 9:30 am - 4:30 pm. Please contact the archives to make an appointment (phone: 301-238-1400, email: nmaiarchives@si.edu).
Collection Rights:
Permission to publish materials from the collection must be requested from National Museum of the American Indian Archive Center. Please submit a written request to nmaiphotos@si.edu. For personal or classroom use, users are invited users to download, print, photocopy, and distribute the images that are available online without prior written permission, provided that the files are not changed, the Smithsonian Institution copyright notice (where applicable) is included, and the source of the image is identified as the National Museum of the American Indian.
Collection Citation:
Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Grace F. Thorpe Collection, Box and Folder Number; National Museum of the American Indian Archive Center, Smithsonian Institution.
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Grace F. Thorpe Collection
Grace F. Thorpe Collection / Series 2: Military Career and Life in Japan
Archival Repository:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sv48506f01c-e727-4020-ba19-ac2d4f8d8d0b
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmai-ac-085-ref33
view Map of New Guinea and Solomon Islands digital asset: Map of New Guinea and Solomon Islands

Map of New Guinea and Solomon Islands

Physical Description:
paper (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: 11 in x 15 in; 27.94 cm x 38.1 cm
Object Name:
photostat
Associated place:
Solomon Islands
New Guinea
Date made:
ca 1945
Subject:
Maps  Search this
ID Number:
2013.0327.0722
Accession number:
2013.0327
Catalog number:
2013.0327.0722
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Work and Industry: Photographic History
Photography
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b2-59ee-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1816277
view Map of New Guinea and Solomon Islands digital asset: Map of New Guinea and Solomon Islands

Map of New Guinea and Solomon Islands

Physical Description:
paper (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: 10 7/8 in x 14 7/8 in; 27.6225 cm x 37.7825 cm
Object Name:
photostat
Associated place:
New Guinea
Solomon Islands
Date made:
ca 1945
Subject:
Maps  Search this
ID Number:
2013.0327.0720
Accession number:
2013.0327
Catalog number:
2013.0327.0720
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Work and Industry: Photographic History
Photography
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b2-59ec-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1816275
view S. E. New Guinea Arrows (3) digital asset number 1

S. E. New Guinea Arrows (3)

Donor Name:
Charles Heape  Search this
Object Type:
Arrow
Place:
Papua New Guinea, Melanesia
Accession Date:
6 Feb 1884
Topic:
Ethnology  Search this
Accession Number:
014014
USNM Number:
E73199-0
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Anthropology
Data Source:
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3512bc158-ca70-4114-ab8d-c63333347941
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8476955
Online Media:
view 20 Marks, German New Guinea, 1895 digital asset number 1

20 Marks, German New Guinea, 1895

Physical Description:
gold (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: 22 mm; 7/8 in
Object Name:
coin
Place made:
New Guinea
Date made:
1895
Credit Line:
Paul A. Straub
ID Number:
NU.NU48053
Catalog number:
NU.NU48053
Accession number:
161590
See more items in:
Work and Industry: National Numismatic Collection
Paul A. Straub Collection
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b2-cbfe-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1811548
Online Media:
view Photo Album: New Guinea, Philippines and Japan digital asset: Photo Album: New Guinea, Philippines and Japan

Photo Album: New Guinea, Philippines and Japan

Collection Creator:
Thorpe, Grace F.  Search this
Extent:
264 Photographic prints
Container:
Box 5
Type:
Archival materials
Photographs
Photographic prints
Date:
1944-1946
Scope and Contents:
This photo album includes photographic prints from Grace's time in New Guinea, Philippines and Japan between August 1944 and April 1946. The photographs from New Guinea and Philippines were taken while Grace was in the Women's Army Corps and stationed in the Pacific Theater at the end of World War II. The photographs in New Guinea were shot at the Angau Compound, Finschhafen, and Oro Bay. A large amount of the photographs in this album were shot in Manila, Philippines, at the close of the war. These include images of Grace and her colleagues within the local communities as well as images of official army happenings. The last section of the album includes photographs taken in Japan from the end of 1945 to April of 1946. These include photographs taken in Yonezawa, Nikko and Tokyo, where Grace was stationed as Chief of the recruitment section, in the Department of Army Civilians. See also photo folders 13-18.
Collection Restrictions:
Access to NMAI Archive Center collections is by appointment only, Monday - Friday, 9:30 am - 4:30 pm. Please contact the archives to make an appointment (phone: 301-238-1400, email: nmaiarchives@si.edu).
Collection Rights:
Permission to publish materials from the collection must be requested from National Museum of the American Indian Archive Center. Please submit a written request to nmaiphotos@si.edu. For personal or classroom use, users are invited users to download, print, photocopy, and distribute the images that are available online without prior written permission, provided that the files are not changed, the Smithsonian Institution copyright notice (where applicable) is included, and the source of the image is identified as the National Museum of the American Indian.
Collection Citation:
Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Grace F. Thorpe Collection, Box and Folder Number; National Museum of the American Indian Archive Center, Smithsonian Institution.
See more items in:
Grace F. Thorpe Collection
Grace F. Thorpe Collection / Series 2: Military Career and Life in Japan
Archival Repository:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sv4efe290e5-6bf8-45c4-872f-00c292044dac
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmai-ac-085-ref36
view 20 Mark, German New Guinea, 1895 digital asset: after treatment

20 Mark, German New Guinea, 1895

Physical Description:
gold (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: .13 cm x 2.25 cm; 1/16 in x 7/8 in
Object Name:
coin
Place made:
New Guinea
Date made:
1895
Associated date:
1895
Credit Line:
Estate of Josiah K. Lilly
ID Number:
NU.68.159.5779
Catalog number:
68.159.5779
Accession number:
283645
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Work and Industry: National Numismatic Collection
Josiah K. Lilly Jr. Collection
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b4-0c37-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_946485
Online Media:
view New Guinea Campaign: Finschhafen "Fitch Haven" digital asset: New Guinea Campaign: Finschhafen "Fitch Haven"

New Guinea Campaign: Finschhafen "Fitch Haven"

Collection Creator:
Thorpe, Grace F.  Search this
Extent:
21 Nitrate negatives
19 Photographic prints
Container:
Folder 13-14
Type:
Archival materials
Photographs
Nitrate negatives
Photographic prints
Date:
1944-1945
Separated Materials:
Nitrate negatives have been moved offsite.
Collection Restrictions:
Access to NMAI Archive Center collections is by appointment only, Monday - Friday, 9:30 am - 4:30 pm. Please contact the archives to make an appointment (phone: 301-238-1400, email: nmaiarchives@si.edu).
Collection Rights:
Permission to publish materials from the collection must be requested from National Museum of the American Indian Archive Center. Please submit a written request to nmaiphotos@si.edu. For personal or classroom use, users are invited users to download, print, photocopy, and distribute the images that are available online without prior written permission, provided that the files are not changed, the Smithsonian Institution copyright notice (where applicable) is included, and the source of the image is identified as the National Museum of the American Indian.
Collection Citation:
Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Grace F. Thorpe Collection, Box and Folder Number; National Museum of the American Indian Archive Center, Smithsonian Institution.
See more items in:
Grace F. Thorpe Collection
Grace F. Thorpe Collection / Series 2: Military Career and Life in Japan
Archival Repository:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sv495f554f9-52d3-4d01-9f3c-6a7a0eb5a159
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmai-ac-085-ref32

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