File:Giant squid model at the Natural History Museum, London.jpg
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editDescriptionGiant squid model at the Natural History Museum, London.jpg | Giant squid (Architeuthis) model on display at London's Natural History Museum in 1907. It was sold to the museum by Ward's Natural Science Establishment of Rochester, New York, for $450 in 1906, and installed a year later. The model was destroyed during the Blitz in 1940 (see photo of Shell Gallery after direct bomb hit). For more information, see: Ellis, R. (1997). The models of Architeuthis. Curator: The Museum Journal 40(1): 30–55. doi:10.1111/j.2151-6952.1997.tb01120.x | |||||
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Headline | Architeuthis dux |
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Source | Hulton Archive |
Credit/Provider | Getty Images |
Author | Stringer, Topical Press Agency |
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Date and time of data generation | 16 March 1907 |
Horizontal resolution | 300 dpi |
Vertical resolution | 300 dpi |
Category | E |
Special instructions | Not Released (NR) |
Writer | IM |
Keywords | England;black&white;format landscape;model;Museums&Libraries;Europe;TOP 1323 1/1 |
Supplemental categories | ACE |
Code for country shown | GBR |
Country shown | United Kingdom |