Today, the American Museum of Natural History put online their entire catalog of archival images. The Digital Special Collection consists of over 7,000 photos, slides, and illustration spanning the world over. We sifted through the pile and picked out a few favorites.
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Shell and Coral Hall looking west, 4th floor, main building
Mountain goat, Jasper National Park, Alberta
Rock shelter showing cliff formation, Paleolithic caves, Les Eyzies-de-Tayac, Dordogne, France
Devils Tower, photograph for use in Mule Deer Group, Hall of North American Mammals
Limpkins, Harney's River, The Everglades, Florida, 1906
Man hunting alligator with gun, Cape Romano, Florida, 1907
Thylacinus cynocephalus from Gould's The mammals of Australia
Men working with piles of salt, Haywards, California, 1870
South Rim, Grand Canyon, Arizona
Aftermath of tornado, Woodhaven, Long Island, New York
Wild flowers, Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming
Young horned owls perched on branch, North America
To take your own journey through the museum's vast archive, head over to the Digital Special Collection website.