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...York Historical Society. Directly across West 77th Street from the ungainly American Museum of Natural History, the New York Historical Society boasts and refuses to transfer 464 of the most important original watercolor drawings of John James Audubon. Other treasures include rooms full of historical portraits, the Isaac J. Greenwood Collection of 405 watercolor drawings of powder horns...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Art: Bache Museum | 5/10/1937 | See Source »

...lovers and gunners who had hitherto spent their energies fighting each other agreed to get together and fight for wildlife. Sinking their crotchets in a temporary General Wildlife Federation, they chose "Ding" for temporary president. Then they went home to enlist women's clubs, garden clubs, camera clubs, Audubon societies and sportsmen's associations in State Federations. To the second North American conference in St. Louis last week went 800 representatives of 46 State Federations with some 3,000,000 members. Already they had secured enough State conservation legislation to make Founder Darling feel that his efforts...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Animals: Conservation Crusade | 3/15/1937 | See Source »

Hesier's "An American Doctor's Odysey" led the non-fiction field, with "The Flowering of New England," "Audubon," the Bible, "Enjoyment of Laughter," and "Inside Europe" also proving popular...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: BEST SELLING BOOKS | 1/7/1937 | See Source »

...AUDUBON - Constance Rourke - Harcourt, Brace...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Fiction: Best Books | 12/21/1936 | See Source »

...favorites in future cornhusking championships. Hauled onto a platform last week to get his $100 prize money, Carl Carlson was so excited that he mistook the loudspeaker microphone for a radio outlet. Said he to the 160,000 spectators at Oyler's farm: "Hello everybody back there in Audubon County, I'm glad I could win. ... I was going pretty strong and believe I could have even given my brother Elmer a good beating...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Elmer's Brother | 11/23/1936 | See Source »

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