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Title
14. Central perches in proposed aviary for living eagles
Description
A pen-and-ink drawing depicting a proposed perch design drafted for the Central Park Zoo by Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins. Pictured in this sketch is a leafless tree with two United States flags, a shield with the same pattern as the flags, and a bald eagle all in the center, alongside two other eagles on the left and right portions of the tree.
Creator
Hawkins, B. Waterhouse (Benjamin Waterhouse), 1807-1894
Location Covered
Central Park (New York, N.Y.)
Source
ANSP-Coll-0803, Box 1, Folder 1
Identifier
ansp-coll-0803no14_001
Notes
Cataloging and digitizing made possible by The Getty Grant Program.
Relation
Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins Album
Contributing Institution
Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University
Sponsorship
This Digital Object is provided in a collection that is included in POWER Library: Pennsylvania Photos and Documents, which is funded by the Office of Commonwealth Libraries of Pennsylvania/Pennsylvania Department of Education.
