AMNH Research Library | Digital Special Collections | Moving the Ahnighito Meteorite, group gathered and boys atop the specimen [1904]

Moving the Ahnighito Meteorite, group gathered and boys atop the specimen [1904]

Identifier

45086

Title

Moving the Ahnighito Meteorite, group gathered and boys atop the specimen [1904]

Date

[1904]

Creator

Orchard, William C. (photographer)

Medium

Glass negatives

Dimensions

6 x 8

Description

The Ahnighito meteorite is currently on exhibit in the Arthur Ross Hall of Meteorites (2019). It was collected on the Peary Expedition to Greenland (1897)

Geographic Location

New York, New York state, United States

Subject

New York City history and culture

Meteorites

Earth and Planetary Sciences

Astrophysics

Buildings

Ahnighito (Meteorite)

Relation

AMNH Library authority record: Ahnighito (Meteorite)

Publisher

American Museum of Natural History Library

Rights

Information on rights available at the repository.

Repository

American Museum of Natural History

Collection

Photographic Collection

Citation

Orchard, William C. (photographer), “Moving the Ahnighito Meteorite, group gathered and boys atop the specimen [1904],” AMNH Research Library | Digital Special Collections, accessed October 5, 2024, https://lbry-web-007.amnh.org/digital/index.php/items/show/67673.