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Black-and-white photograph of a life-sized whale model and whale skeleton suspended over museum display cases in a large arched exhibition hall.

The 1904 World's Fair, St. Louis, Missouri: the US Government building: natural history exhibit featuring a whale skeleton and life-sized whale model. Photograph, 1904.

A large black-and-white photograph shows a life-sized whale model suspended above exhibition cases in a vast, arched hall with steel trusses. Beneath it, a articulated whale skeleton stands on tall metal supports beside glass display vitrines and a low table case.

Artist
Unknown
Date
1904
Medium
Gelatin silver prints Photographic prints
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 3140 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1904.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection

Español: Modelo de ballena y esqueleto, Exposición Mundial de 1904 en San Luis

Una gran fotografía en blanco y negro muestra un modelo de ballena a tamaño natural suspendido sobre vitrinas de exhibición en un amplio salón abovedado con armaduras de acero. Debajo, un esqueleto de ballena se sostiene sobre soportes metálicos altos, junto a vitrinas de vidrio y una mesa expositora baja.

Português: Modelo e esqueleto de baleia, Feira Mundial de 1904 em St. Louis

Uma grande fotografia em preto e branco mostra um modelo de baleia em tamanho natural suspenso acima de vitrines em um amplo salão arqueado com estruturas de aço. Abaixo, um esqueleto de baleia repousa sobre suportes metálicos altos, ao lado de vitrines de vidro e uma mesa expositora baixa.

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