“Eggs Procured from the Indians”: The Natural History Collections of C.B.R. Kennerly, 1857-61

Date/Time
Mar/08/2017
7:00 pm

Location
Spokane Audubon Society

Caleb Kennerly was medical doctor with a college connection to Spencer Baird, the first director of the Smithsonian Institute. That acquaintance led to Kennerly’s serving as surgeon-naturalist for the U.S. Boundary Commission, and a treasure trove of early fish, mammal, and bird specimens shipped back to the Smithsonian.

This slide presentation will focus on Kennerly’s travels through the Inland Northwest just before the Civil War, and all the birds he saw along the way.