Ornithologist Granville P. Ashcraft with bird specimen collected by a team of U.S.C. scientists during their exploration of the Gulf of Lower California, Los Angeles, February 21, 1940
Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. Ornithologist Granville P. Ashcraft measuring the beak of a bird specimen brought back by a team of University of Southern California scientists from their exploration of the Gulf of Lower California on U.S.C.’s Velero III cruiser. The expedition was captained by Allan Hancock, president of the U.S.C. board of trustees, and included a team of three zoologists, an ornithologist (Ashcraft), a botanist, an ichthyologist, a parasitologist, a scientific artist, a photographer, a collector, and an official observer for the Mexican government. The team brought back several thousands of specimens including birds, fish, mammals, algae, and parasites. Text from original nitrate sleeve: Expedition - G. Allen Hancock to Gulf of Lower California; Ashcraft, Grenville P.; Specimens collected - birds, etc. (Feb. 1940) Handwritten annotation from nitrate negative: Granville P. Ashcraft
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Specimens Education Environment Biologists--American--California--Los Angeles Expeditions & surveys--California Birds--California Science Measuring--California--Los Angeles University of Southern California Ashcraft, Granville P
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