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Skeleton 1, burial place at Pelham Bay Park, skeleton is in AMNH
Media Restricted
Object Number 2004.29.1724
Display Title Skeleton 1, burial place at Pelham Bay Park, skeleton is in AMNH
Descriptions
Object Description Written on board: "New York / Skeleton 1. Burial Place at Pelham Bay Park New York. May 1899. Skel. is in Am. Mus. Nat. Hist. / F.W. Putnam."
Keywords
  • Burial and Cremation
  • Human Remains
  • Archaeological
Subject
  • Grave
  • Skeleton
Department Photographic
Date May 1899
Artist Prof. Frederic Ward Putnam
Culture
  • Northeast
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / New York / <County> / <City> / Pelham Bay Park
Materials Silver gelatin print adhered to Paperboard
Dimensions Overall: 13.97 x 19.69 cm (5 1/2 x 7 3/4 in.)

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