Wonderful old photos show behind-the-scenes magic at the American Museum of Natural History
posted Wednesday, May 15, 2013 at 9:02 PM EST
Ever wonder who attached the giant Blue Whale to the ceiling of the American Museum of Natural History in New York City? Well, the museum has put a fantastic photo archive online so you can see all the behind-the-scenes magic from its early days.
Along with a shot of the Blue Whale from 1969, we've posted a few of our favorite black-and-white images with their original captions from the archive below. If those pique your interest, check out the full online archive, titled "Picturing the Museum: Education and Exhibition at the American Museum of Natural History" here.
(Via Boing Boing)
Mr. Bell working on Devil Fish Manta exhibit (1917); photo by Julius Kirschner
Museum staff person working on trunk of elephant in Indian Elephant Group (1927); photo by Julius Kirschner
Museum staff viewing suspended Whale model, Hall of Ocean Life (1969); photo by Alex J. Rota
Museum staff with fossil shark jaws under restoration (1927); photo by H.S. Rice
Charles Lang and Otto Faulkenbach working on Triceratops model (1938); photo by Julius Kirschner
Ray De Lucia and Matt Kalmenoff working on Killer Whale Group, Hall of Ocean Life (1967); photo by Alex J. Rota