This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Land And Sea Yield Science Rare Exhibits
Valuable new exhibits and study specimens for the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia have been found on 24 expeditions sponsored by the institution this year. Cadwalader notes field work across Tibet, Western China, Siam, Alaska, Bolivia, Guatemala, Mexico, Panama, Cuba, Jamaica, Newfoundland, Siberia and more, with extensive activity in Pennsylvania and nearby states. The African expedition led by George Vanderbilt produced notable gorilla and okapi specimens for new habitat groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Academy of Natural Sciences of
Charles M. B. Cadwalader
Academy
America
Tibet
China
Siam
Alaska
Bolivia
Guatemala
Mexico
Panama
Cuba
Jamaica
Newfoundland
Siberia
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
New Mexico
Wyoming
Florida
Louisiana
Cadwalader
George Vanderbilt
New York
Vanderbilt
James A. G. Rehn
Harold T. Green
Brooke Dolan II
Col
Edwin M. Chances
West Indian
Bahamas
Virgin Islands
Rodolphe M. de Schanensee
Lake
Atitlan
de Schauensee
American Philosophical Society
Henry A. Pilsbry
Franncis W. Fennell
A.J. Drexel Paul, Jr
Robert K. Enders
Swarthmore College
James Bond
Caribbean
Russia
Edgar 8. Howard
Folsom
North America
Department of Botany
United States
M. A. Carriker, Jr
Tropical America
Ernest Hemingway
Cuban
R. R. M. Carpenter
Wilmington
Del
Witmer Stone
Cape May
N. J