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Close up of a Passenger Pigeon & Specimen , 2010 September 20

 Item
Identifier: U171.06.02.00015

Abstract

A close-up image of the now extinct Passenger Pigeon, from John James Audubon’s The Birds of America: From Drawings Made in the United States and their Territories published in 1840, alongside a high-resolution image of a Passenger Pigeon specimen created from the Denver Museum of Nature and Science’s extinct bird collection. This display was featured in in the site-specific art installation, HYLAEA, in Penrose Library, at the University of Denver from October 14th, 2010- February 14th, 2011.

Dates

  • 2010 September 20

Digital Repository

Close up of a Passenger Pigeon & Specimen

Extent

1 Items (1 photograph)

Scope and Contents

From the Series:

Series 6 contains information about exhibits held at the library, Library Events, and publicity and advertising.

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Repository Details

Part of the Special Collections and Archives Repository

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