This is Throwback Thursday #172.  In these, we look back into the past at ESCONI specifically and Earth Science in general.  If you have any contributions, (science, pictures, stories, etc …), please send them to esconi.info@gmail.com.  Thanks!

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Here’s a few photos from the Field Museum Photo Archives over on Tumbler.  Unfortunately, the photo blog hasn’t updated since 2015, but there are still many good photos to browse!

Soemmerring’s Gazelle.  These photos are from February 1934.  They ran as a Taxidermy Tuesday on the Field Museum Photo Archives in July 2014.

Taxidermy Tuesday, Soemmerring’s Gazelle. For the next few weeks Taxidermy Tuesday is going to focus on the preparation of a Soemmerring’s Gazelle.

© The Field Museum, Z80289.

Skull and leg bones are wired in place on an armature. Skull bones, etc. in place. A rough hollow plaster core for the trunk reduces the weight of the clay model and saves modeling clay. The pose of the animal is worked out at this stage. Frame ready for the clay. Taxidermy of Soemmerring’s Gazelle.

6 ½ x 8 ½ glass negative

Taxidermy Tuesday, Soemmerring’s Gazelle. Here is week 2 for the preparation of a Soemmerring’s Gazelle.

© The Field Museum, Z80290.

Clay model in the rough on armature. Manikin series, taxidermy of Soemmerring’s Gazelle.

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Taxidermy Tuesday, Soemmerring’s Gazelle. Here is week 3 for the preparation of a Soemmerring’s Gazelle. The clay model armature is complete and a little less scary looking.

© The Field Museum, Z80102.

The clay model on armature. Demonstrating stages steps of taxidermy. Mannequin series. Soemmerring’s Gazelle. International Exhibition of Taxidermic Art exhibit.

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Taxidermy Tuesday, Soemmerring’s Gazelle. Here is week 4 for the preparation of a Soemmerring’s Gazelle. A plaster mold has been made of the model and is ready to be cut off, with knives…big knives.

© The Field Museum, Z80100.

10. When the plaster covered mold is completed and set, it is easily divided [with knives] along the lines where the clay dams were placed. Demonstrating stages steps of taxidermy. Manikin [Mannequin] series. Soemmerring’s Gazelle. International Exhibition of Taxidermic Art exhibit.

6 ½ x 8 ½ glass negative

Taxidermy Tuesday, Soemmerring’s Gazelle. Here is week 5 for the preparation of a Soemmerring’s Gazelle. Once you have cut of the plaster shell with those big giant knives, you bind it together. Then you pour in the material to make the model.

© The Field Museum, Z80293.

 The plaster shell bound together for drying. Steps for taxidermy Soemmerring’s Gazelle.

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Taxidermy Tuesday, Soemmerring’s Gazelle. Here is the final week for the preparation of a Soemmerring’s Gazelle. This is the finished Gazelle.

© The Field Museum, Z80303.

Completed Manikin series, steps for taxidermy, Soemmerring’s Gazelle with horns.

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