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Specimen Collection

Background imageSpecimen Collection: Feldspar Crystals from Summit of Mount Erebus (Natural Size), 1909

Feldspar Crystals from Summit of Mount Erebus (Natural Size), 1909. Specimens of crystallised magma from the volcano Erebus

Background imageSpecimen Collection: Trompe l'oeil: Two bats nailed to a timber wall, knife and quill pen ('The Bat Painting'), 1738

Trompe l'oeil: Two bats nailed to a timber wall, knife and quill pen ("The Bat Painting"), 1738

Background imageSpecimen Collection: The Newly Opened Botanical Room at the British Museum, 1858. Creator: Unknown

The Newly Opened Botanical Room at the British Museum, 1858. Creator: Unknown
The Newly Opened Botanical Room at the British Museum, [London], 1858. At the two ends of the room are placed trunks of tree-ferns, palms, and other remarkable monocotyledonous trees...Of palms

Background imageSpecimen Collection: L'Eau du puits de Grenelle, 1841. Creator: Honore Daumier

L'Eau du puits de Grenelle, 1841. Creator: Honore Daumier
L'Eau du puits de Grenelle, 1841. - Decidement cette eau chaude est tres mauvaise a boire'. - Oui, mais il y a beaucoup de petits insects dedans!'. Water from the Grenelle well

Background imageSpecimen Collection: Mrs. J.C. Crawford of Smithsonian, 1914. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Mrs. J.C

Mrs. J.C. Crawford of Smithsonian, 1914. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Mrs. J.C. Crawford of Smithsonian, 1914
Mrs. J.C. Crawford of Smithsonian, 1914. Woman with pinned butterfly specimens

Background imageSpecimen Collection: Triglolastochka, Batum, between 1905 and 1915. Creator: Sergey Mikhaylovich Prokudin-Gorsky

Triglolastochka, Batum, between 1905 and 1915. Creator: Sergey Mikhaylovich Prokudin-Gorsky
Triglolastochka, Batum, between 1905 and 1915. Fish with fan-like fins. [Alternative title: Triglolastochka, or sea rooster]

Background imageSpecimen Collection: The International Exhibition - View in the Natal Court, 1862. Creator: Mason Jackson

The International Exhibition - View in the Natal Court, 1862. Creator: Mason Jackson
The International Exhibition - View in the Natal Court, 1862. Visitors inspecting horns, skins, and stuffed animals from South Africa. Note model of covered wagon

Background imageSpecimen Collection: Young python in the Zoological Society's Gardens, 1862. Creator: Unknown

Young python in the Zoological Society's Gardens, 1862. Creator: Unknown
Young python in the Zoological Society's Gardens, 1862. That the germs of life were implanted in [the eggs], and that all went on satisfactorily up to the fifteenth day after incubation

Background imageSpecimen Collection: Portrait of Edward Porter Henderson (1898-1992), October 8, 1938. Creator: Clyde Fisher

Portrait of Edward Porter Henderson (1898-1992), October 8, 1938. Creator: Clyde Fisher
Portrait of Edward Porter Henderson (1898-1992), October 8, 1938

Background imageSpecimen Collection: 50c Postage Due specimen overprint single, 1884. Creator: Unknown

50c Postage Due specimen overprint single, 1884. Creator: Unknown
50c Postage Due specimen overprint single, 1884

Background imageSpecimen Collection: 10c Postage Due specimen overprint single, 1884. Creator: Unknown

10c Postage Due specimen overprint single, 1884. Creator: Unknown
10c Postage Due specimen overprint single, 1884

Background imageSpecimen Collection: 2c Postage Due specimen overprint single, 1884. Creator: Unknown

2c Postage Due specimen overprint single, 1884. Creator: Unknown
2c Postage Due specimen overprint single, 1884

Background imageSpecimen Collection: 3c Postage Due specimen overprint single, 1884. Creator: Unknown

3c Postage Due specimen overprint single, 1884. Creator: Unknown
3c Postage Due specimen overprint single, 1884

Background imageSpecimen Collection: 1c Postage Due specimen overprint single, 1884. Creator: Unknown

1c Postage Due specimen overprint single, 1884. Creator: Unknown
1c Postage Due specimen overprint single, 1884

Background imageSpecimen Collection: 2c Andrew Jackson War Department special printing single, 1875. Creator: Unknown

2c Andrew Jackson War Department special printing single, 1875. Creator: Unknown
2c Andrew Jackson War Department special printing single, 1875. In 1875, Post Office Department officials decided to exhibit samples of all previously issued stamps at the Centennial Exposition in

Background imageSpecimen Collection: 1c Franklin War Department special printing single, 1875. Creator: Unknown

1c Franklin War Department special printing single, 1875. Creator: Unknown
1c Franklin War Department special printing single, 1875. In 1875, Post Office Department officials decided to exhibit samples of all previously issued stamps at the Centennial Exposition in

Background imageSpecimen Collection: 1c Franklin Treasury Department special printing single, 1875. Creator: Unknown

1c Franklin Treasury Department special printing single, 1875. Creator: Unknown
1c Franklin Treasury Department special printing single, 1875. In 1875, Post Office Department officials decided to exhibit samples of all previously issued stamps at the Centennial Exposition in

Background imageSpecimen Collection: 1c Franklin State Department special printing single, 1875. Creator: Unknown

1c Franklin State Department special printing single, 1875. Creator: Unknown
1c Franklin State Department special printing single, 1875. In 1875, Post Office Department officials decided to exhibit samples of all previously issued stamps at the Centennial Exposition in

Background imageSpecimen Collection: 1c Franklin Navy Department special printing single, 1875. Creator: Unknown

1c Franklin Navy Department special printing single, 1875. Creator: Unknown
1c Franklin Navy Department special printing single, 1875. In 1875, Post Office Department officials decided to exhibit samples of all previously issued stamps at the Centennial Exposition in

Background imageSpecimen Collection: 2c Andrew Jackson Justice Department special printing single, 1875. Creator: Unknown

2c Andrew Jackson Justice Department special printing single, 1875. Creator: Unknown
2c Andrew Jackson Justice Department special printing single, 1875. In 1875, Post Office Department officials decided to exhibit samples of all previously issued stamps at the Centennial Exposition

Background imageSpecimen Collection: 2c Andrew Jackson 'Specimen'overprint single, 1863. Creator: Unknown

2c Andrew Jackson "Specimen"overprint single, 1863. Creator: Unknown
2c Andrew Jackson " Specimen" overprint single, 1863

Background imageSpecimen Collection: 2c Andrew Jackson Interior Department special printing single, 1875. Creator: Unknown

2c Andrew Jackson Interior Department special printing single, 1875. Creator: Unknown
2c Andrew Jackson Interior Department special printing single, 1875. In 1875, Post Office Department officials decided to exhibit samples of all previously issued stamps at the Centennial Exposition

Background imageSpecimen Collection: 2c Andrew Jackson Executive special printing single, 1875. Creator: Unknown

2c Andrew Jackson Executive special printing single, 1875. Creator: Unknown
2c Andrew Jackson Executive special printing single, 1875. In 1875, Post Office Department officials decided to exhibit samples of all previously issued stamps at the Centennial Exposition in

Background imageSpecimen Collection: 1c Franklin Agriculture Department special printing single, 1875. Creator: Unknown

1c Franklin Agriculture Department special printing single, 1875. Creator: Unknown
1c Franklin Agriculture Department special printing single, 1875. In 1875, Post Office Department officials decided to exhibit samples of all previously issued stamps at the Centennial Exposition in

Background imageSpecimen Collection: 1c Franklin Post Office Department special printing single, 1875. Creator: Unknown

1c Franklin Post Office Department special printing single, 1875. Creator: Unknown
1c Franklin Post Office Department special printing single, 1875. In 1875, Post Office Department officials decided to exhibit samples of all previously issued stamps at the Centennial Exposition in

Background imageSpecimen Collection: 5c Thomas Jefferson 'Specimen'overprint single, 1863. Creator: Unknown

5c Thomas Jefferson "Specimen"overprint single, 1863. Creator: Unknown
5c Thomas Jefferson " Specimen" overprint single, 1863

Background imageSpecimen Collection: 1c Franklin 'Specimen'overprint single, 1861. Creator: Unknown

1c Franklin "Specimen"overprint single, 1861. Creator: Unknown
1c Franklin " Specimen" overprint single, 1861

Background imageSpecimen Collection: 30c Postage Due specimen overprint single, 1884. Creator: Unknown

30c Postage Due specimen overprint single, 1884. Creator: Unknown
30c Postage Due specimen overprint single, 1884

Background imageSpecimen Collection: 5c Postage Due specimen overprint single, 1884. Creator: Unknown

5c Postage Due specimen overprint single, 1884. Creator: Unknown
5c Postage Due specimen overprint single, 1884

Background imageSpecimen Collection: 2c Andrew Jackson State Department special printing single, 1875. Creator: Unknown

2c Andrew Jackson State Department special printing single, 1875. Creator: Unknown
2c Andrew Jackson State Department special printing single, 1875. In 1875, Post Office Department officials decided to exhibit samples of all previously issued stamps at the Centennial Exposition in

Background imageSpecimen Collection: 1c Franklin Justice Department special printing single, 1875. Creator: Unknown

1c Franklin Justice Department special printing single, 1875. Creator: Unknown
1c Franklin Justice Department special printing single, 1875. In 1875, Post Office Department officials decided to exhibit samples of all previously issued stamps at the Centennial Exposition in

Background imageSpecimen Collection: 1c Franklin Interior Department special printing single, 1875. Creator: Unknown

1c Franklin Interior Department special printing single, 1875. Creator: Unknown
1c Franklin Interior Department special printing single, 1875. In 1875, Post Office Department officials decided to exhibit samples of all previously issued stamps at the Centennial Exposition in

Background imageSpecimen Collection: 3c Washington 'Specimen'overprint single, 1861. Creator: Unknown

3c Washington "Specimen"overprint single, 1861. Creator: Unknown
3c Washington " Specimen" overprint single, 1861

Background imageSpecimen Collection: Branch of a Fern, c. 1853 / 58. Creator: William Henry Fox Talbot

Branch of a Fern, c. 1853 / 58. Creator: William Henry Fox Talbot
Branch of a Fern, c. 1853/58. A work made of photoglyphic engraving made without a gauze or resin ground screen

Background imageSpecimen Collection: Joseph Bonnier de la Mosson, 1745. Creator: Jean-Marc Nattier

Joseph Bonnier de la Mosson, 1745. Creator: Jean-Marc Nattier
Joseph Bonnier de la Mosson, 1745

Background imageSpecimen Collection: Excised Knee Joint. A Round Musket Ball in the Inner Condyle of the Right Femur [Gardin

Excised Knee Joint. A Round Musket Ball in the Inner Condyle of the Right Femur [Gardiner Lewis, Company B, Nineteenth Indiana Volunteers], 1866-67

Background imageSpecimen Collection: Botanical Specimen: Fern, 1855-60. Creator: Unknown

Botanical Specimen: Fern, 1855-60. Creator: Unknown
Botanical Specimen: Fern, 1855-60

Background imageSpecimen Collection: 1. Felce. 2. Alga, 1839. Creator: William Henry Fox Talbot

1. Felce. 2. Alga, 1839. Creator: William Henry Fox Talbot
1. Felce. 2. Alga, 1839

Background imageSpecimen Collection: 1. Aglio. 2. Cestro. 3. Poa. 1839. Creator: William Henry Fox Talbot

1. Aglio. 2. Cestro. 3. Poa. 1839. Creator: William Henry Fox Talbot
1. Aglio. 2. Cestro. 3. Poa. 1839

Background imageSpecimen Collection: 1. Foglia di Fico. 2. Foglia di Spina Bianco, 1839. Creator: William Henry Fox Talbot

1. Foglia di Fico. 2. Foglia di Spina Bianco, 1839. Creator: William Henry Fox Talbot
1. Foglia di Fico. 2. Foglia di Spina Bianco, 1839

Background imageSpecimen Collection: 1. Foglia di Fico. 2. Foglia di Spino bianco, ossia Crataegus, 1839-40

1. Foglia di Fico. 2. Foglia di Spino bianco, ossia Crataegus, 1839-40

Background imageSpecimen Collection: Felce, 1839. Creator: William Henry Fox Talbot

Felce, 1839. Creator: William Henry Fox Talbot
Felce, 1839

Background imageSpecimen Collection: 1. Cestrum Parqui. 2. Fiora di una tetradinama. 1839. Creator: William Henry Fox Talbot

1. Cestrum Parqui. 2. Fiora di una tetradinama. 1839. Creator: William Henry Fox Talbot
1. Cestrum Parqui. 2. Fiora di una tetradinama. 1839

Background imageSpecimen Collection: Leaf of a Plant, before February 14, 1844. Creator: William Henry Fox Talbot

Leaf of a Plant, before February 14, 1844. Creator: William Henry Fox Talbot
Leaf of a Plant, before February 14, 1844

Background imageSpecimen Collection: Foglia di Peonia, 1839. Creator: William Henry Fox Talbot

Foglia di Peonia, 1839. Creator: William Henry Fox Talbot
Foglia di Peonia, 1839

Background imageSpecimen Collection: [Dandelion Seeds], 1858 or later. Creator: William Henry Fox Talbot

[Dandelion Seeds], 1858 or later. Creator: William Henry Fox Talbot
[Dandelion Seeds], 1858 or later

Background imageSpecimen Collection: Alphabet Specimen Sheet, pub. 1683 (engraving). Creator: English School (17th Century)

Alphabet Specimen Sheet, pub. 1683 (engraving). Creator: English School (17th Century)
Alphabet Specimen Sheet, from Mechanick Exercises: or The Doctrine of Handy-Works applied to the Art of Printing, pub. 1683 (engraving)

Background imageSpecimen Collection: Marine Organisms, (Magnification 1 1 / 2), c1908, (1909)

Marine Organisms, (Magnification 1 1 / 2), c1908, (1909)
Marine Organisms from Raised Beach S.E. of Mount Larsen, Victoria Land (Magnification 1 1/2). c1908, (1909). Top row: Serpula, Serpula, Polyzoon, Valve of Chiton



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