Galapagos tortoise
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
New York Aquarium. Office of the Director. Charles H. Townsend records
Fonds
Identifier: 1009
Abstract
Charles Haskins Townsend served as the Director of the New York Aquarium (NYA) from 1902 to 1937. This collection includes correspondence and subject files during his tenure as Director, articles and reports on such subjects as Northern fur seals and Galapagos tortoises, whaling records that he used to create maps of whale distribution, and photographs he took during trips and expeditions to locations including the Bahamas, Canada, California, and Alaska.
Dates:
1885 - 1936