An exhibit of the complete "Moa" group standing by a lake with mountains in the background and rainforest type foliage around them at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City, New York.
No date; likely 1953
Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.
Stamped on back, "WATCH YOUR CREDIT LINE. Please credit photograph to the AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY NEW YORK." Typewritten on back, "Complete Moa Group - Whitney Bird Hall." Typewritten form included, "THE AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY, CENTRAL PARK WEST AT 79TH STREET, NEW YORK 24, N.Y. RUTH NORTON SUPERVISOR OF PUBLIC RELATIONS, PHONE: TRafalgar 3-1300, EXT. 444, 311 AND 481. RELEASED FOR TED MALONE SHOW. Small Museum visitors register mixed reactions at seeing the extinct, flightless bird, the moa, in a new habitat group in the Whitney Memorial Hall of Pacific Bird Life at The American Museum of Natural History. Reconstructed from a subfossil skeleton brought back from New Zealand by a Museum expedition, it is now considered the finest such specimen outside of that country. Completion of the Hall was marked by a dedication ceremony held on Thursday, January 29, 1953."
