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Black-and-white photograph of a life-sized whale model and whale skeleton suspended over museum display cases in a large arched exhibition hall.

Whale Model and Skeleton, 1904 St. Louis World's Fair Natural History Hall

A large black-and-white photograph shows a life-sized whale model suspended above exhibition cases in a vast, arched hall with steel trusses. Beneath it, a articulated whale skeleton stands on tall metal supports beside glass display vitrines and a low table case.

Artist
Unknown
Date
1904
Medium
Gelatin silver prints Photographic prints
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 3140 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1904.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection

Saints and MartyrsNatural HistoryAnatomy and Medicinegelatin silver printvintage photograph1904 world's fairlouisiana purchase expositionst. louismuseum interiorexhibition hallnatural history exhibit

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