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Close-up view of brown tail vertebrae that curve around. They're positioned on a white cushion.

Rediscovering a Dinosaur Named Elmer

Shelves of large, ornate books in different colors (green, brown, red, blue), many with gold designs emblazoned on their spines

Four Fascinating Finds in the Rare Book Room

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Ask Emily: Hotline Edition

Exhibit Halls

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The Brooker Gallery

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Edward E. Ayer Collection

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Museum Archives Moving Image Collection

Plate showing a Roseate Spoonbill, from John James Audubon's Birds of America.

John James Audubon Collection

People

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Melissa Anderson

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Murphy Murphy

Media for Photo Archives

Nina Cummings

Armand Esai

Press Releases

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Art and science intersect in display of Audubon’s Birds of America

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Historic documents from the Museum Archives

Museum Archives

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Rare Book Room

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Annual Reports

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Photo Archives Resources

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History of the Photography Department