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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...visitors to New York's American Museum of Natural History have been spellbound by its dioramas, those three-dimensional displays of stuffed animals and birds set in meticulous reconstructions of their natural habitats. Many of the backgrounds-vistas of veldt and forest clearings-were painted by Francis Lee Jaques, the Illinois-born ornithologist and nature artist. Jaques, who died in 1969, at the age of 81, was also well known for his oil paintings and stark black-and-white drawings of wild life, and he cheerfully withstood Arctic cold and tropical heat to bring back such quarry on paper...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Christmas: From Snowy Peaks to Sizzling Serves | 12/17/1973 | See Source »

Crimson coach Johnny Lee called Baker's win the highlight of the match...

Author: By James Cramer, | Title: Wrestlers Grip UMass, 24-18, Submit Impressively to Hofstra | 12/17/1973 | See Source »

Mike Bee won his match at 150 lbs. for Harvard, but Lee forfeited the 158 lbs. spot to save Jim Gebhart for the second match against UMass. Cris Kimball (167 lbs.), Jim Strathmeyer (177 lbs.), and Bruce Johnson (190 lbs.) all went down to defeat, sealing the match for Hofstra...

Author: By James Cramer, | Title: Wrestlers Grip UMass, 24-18, Submit Impressively to Hofstra | 12/17/1973 | See Source »

...lightweights have been performing great this year," Lee said. "They have the potential to win right down the line tomorrow...

Author: By James Cramer, | Title: Matmen Meet UMass, Hofstra Today | 12/15/1973 | See Source »

...doubt about it, the heavyweights are our weak points, but they are likely to start winning pretty soon," Lee said. "Cling is very scrappy--he won't be pinned, and Smith is only a freshman so we'll just have to wait...

Author: By James Cramer, | Title: Matmen Meet UMass, Hofstra Today | 12/15/1973 | See Source »

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