Museum Staff

Description:

Photograph of director, E. Milby Burton standing behind Rachel Carson and Herbert R. Sass seated on a sofa. Carson is holding a mastodon tooth and appears to be explaining something to both Burton and Sass. Whale jaw fragments are visible on the coffee table. Handwritten notation on reverse, "Mr. Sass - Miss Rachel Carson & Mr. Burton - 1952."

Rachel Carson was an American scientist and writer who was well known for her writings on conservation and natural resources.

• Title: Museum Staff
• Photographer: Museum Staff
• Date: 1952

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• Collection: Photograph Collection
• Object Name: The Old Museum
• Object Id: MK 10852

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  • Mastodons
  • Museum directors
  • Natural history
  • Teeth