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NOAHS ARK #2
kr 1.275,00
Photographer : The Blossom Expedition
1923-1926
Print from Gelatin on nitrocellulose film sheet. negative 10 x 12.7 cm / 4″ x 5”
Printed on Hahnemühle Photo Rag® 308 g / m²
Limited edition 001-199
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FRAME + 25 %
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THE STORY
The Blossom expedition was a collecting expedition that principally procured ornithological specimens from Africa, South America, and islands in the South Atlantic Ocean for the collections of the Cleveland Museum of Natural History in Cleveland, Ohio.
The expedition was initiated by Leonard Sanford, with museum trustee Elizabeth Blossom serving as its eponymous benefactor.
The expedition's ship, a schooner, was built in 1920. When she was purchased by the museum, her name was changed from the Lucy R to the Blossom, after Elizabeth Blossom
The ship was completely overhauled and equipped with everything necessary for a long voyage. In addition to a large cabin that provided living space for the crew, there was a photographic dark room, a radio room and a drying room for specimens. George Finlay Simmons, a Texas ornithologist was hired as expedition leader, and a crew of 15 embarked on a nearly three-year Atlantic voyage to fill the museum’s shelves with bird, reptile, fish, plant and some geological specimens. Captain Emery Gray was selected to command the ship. John da Lomba, a native of the Cape Verde island of Brava and an experienced sailor, ably assisted Gray. Manuel Tomas Chantre, a former US Navy sailor, served as navigator. Carl Robertson, a reporter from Cleveland’s The Plain Dealer, was on board to send back eyewitness reports.
Along with a crew of seven college men, the expedition set off on October 29, 1923. The Blossom reached back to Charleston, South Carolina on June 4, 1926, after traveling 20,000 miles in 31 months. The men’s journey was one of exotic islands, humor, colorful characters,mishaps and adventure
Despite a troubled start, the expedition was successful, with stops including Dakar, Gambia, St. Helens, Ascension, and Trinidad. After its last stop in Rio, the Blossom sailed north, docking at Charleston, SC, 4 June 1926. The 2 1/ 2 year expedition cost $75,000 and resulted in the collection of 12,000 specimens, 4,000 photographs, and thousands of feet of film.
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