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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection

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Wallach Division Picture Collection

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Animals -- Gnu

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The white-tailed wildebeest

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Title
The white-tailed wildebeest
Collection

Wallach Division Picture Collection

Animals -- Gnu

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1904
Library locations
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection
Shelf locator: PC ANI-Gnu
Topics
Gnus
Genres
Prints
Notes
Content: Printed on border: "One-fifteenth natural size." Printed on border: "The ungulates, or hoofed mammals" "Of these the common, or white-tailed wildebeest (Connochoetes gnu), is strictly South African…" "The former species, which stands about four and one-half feet at the shoulder, is distinguished by the long hair fringing the chest, the long white tail, and the uniform coloration of the body." Includes additional text.
Source note: Library of natural history. (New York : Saalfield Publishing Co., 1904) Lydekker, Richard (1849-1915), Editor.
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b17234063
Barcode: 33333159395116
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 01ce9580-c535-012f-468e-58d385a7bc34
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The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

Item timeline of events

  • 1904: Issued
  • 2014: Digitized
  • 2026: Found by you!
  • 2027

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "The white-tailed wildebeest" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1904. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e1-4376-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Chicago/Turabian Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "The white-tailed wildebeest" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed September 25, 2026. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e1-4376-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

APA Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. (1904). The white-tailed wildebeest Retrieved from https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e1-4376-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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The white-tailed wildebeest