Woman taxidermist, Emily Parker, interviewed at Catalina Submarine Gardens, in Avalon, on Catalina Island, California. Numerous preserved species of sea life are mounted on the wall behind her. She is working on a specimen of hammerhead shark. Next, Ms.Parker displays a preserved Tuna and several other species including a pair of so-called Flying Fish. she touches- up a billfish specimen and inspects a shark. (Note: Ms. Parker's husband, C.B. Parker, was a Taxidermist in Catalina. After he passed away in 1926, Ms.Parker continued his business. She was considered to be one of the first women taxidermists.)
Miniature town of the Detroit City, Michigan. Mayor of the town looks at the model as he is leaves and take the model with him. Cars on the streets of model town
Funeral for U.S. President William Howard Taft in Washington, D.C. Casket containing the body of President Taft is taken to the U.S. Capitol Building via horse drawn carriage. The casket is carried up the steps of the capitol and placed in the rotunda for viewing. Crowds climb the steps of the capitol to to pay homage to President William Howard Taft. President Taft's body is brought to All Souls Church at 1500 Harvard St. for the family funeral.
Men and women practice at a miniature golf course in Oakland, California. Hazards and obstacles on the golf course.
Darlingtonia californica, or California Pitcher Plants are displayed in Toledo, Ohio. Also known as Cobra Lilies, carnivorous California Pitcher Plants are fed small bits of meat stuck to the end of a long stick. A Cobra Lily moves while digesting the meat. A child near the plants pretends being bitten as she touches them.
Members of John Hopkins University adjust a telescope in Camptonville, California. Scientists look in the mirror. Moon blankets the sun as eclipse darkens.
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