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English Sparrow, Passer domesticus, postcard from painting by Louis Agassiz Fuertes in the collection of the American Museum of Natural History

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Fuertes, Louis Agassiz, 1874-1927 (artist)

Ephemera

5 1/2 x 3 1/2

Verso: The well-known house sparrow (Passer domesticus) of the old world, was introduced into North America in Brooklyn during the middle of the 19th century. It is now found throughout the United States in both rural and urban areas. Here it is hown between the feather or a hawk (top) and an owl. From a painting by by Louis Agassiz Fuertes in the collections of the American Museum of Natural History, New York. Genuine Natural Color Made by Dexter Press, Inc. West Nyack, N.Y. 90482-B. Publisher: Dexter Press, Inc.

Postcards

DR133

American Museum of Natural History Printed Archives

American Museum of Natural History Library

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American Museum of Natural History