tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10781944.post833779520217781259..comments2024-03-28T00:36:36.460-07:00Comments on The Tree of Life: My favorite evolution stuff 1. 1900 Darwin Post CardJonathan Eisenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07953790938128734305noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10781944.post-60610303706959156872009-02-22T12:35:00.000-08:002009-02-22T12:35:00.000-08:00Oh, btw, if you really want a copy of this portrai...Oh, btw, if you really want a copy of this portrait, you can either search for "collier darwin portrait" and print out the picture yourself, or you can get <A HREF="http://www.art.com/products/p14176953-sa-i2940041/portrait_of_charles_darwin.htm" REL="nofollow">an 18x24 inch version for $49.99</A>Jonathan Badgerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04921990886076027719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10781944.post-25005028801426498012009-02-22T12:31:00.000-08:002009-02-22T12:31:00.000-08:00Cool. I like to look up the names on old postcards...Cool. I like to look up the names on old postcards and books, etc. <BR/><BR/>Here is some info on Ellison Smith:<BR/><BR/>"Mr. Ellison A. Smith, professor <BR/>of biology at the Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College, Blacks- <BR/>burg, Va., consulted the collection in connection with the identification <BR/>of exotic butterflies, and Prof. J. B. Smith, of New Brunswick, N. J., <BR/>visited the Museum for the purpose of examining material in connec- <BR/>tion with his monographic work on the Noctuids."<BR/><BR/>From "ANNUAL REPORT or THE BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, SHOWING THE OPERATIONS, EXPENDITURES, AND CONDITION OF THE INSTITUTION FOR THE YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 1895." <BR/><BR/>http://tinyurl.com/clmv24John Logsdonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17531681775278694585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10781944.post-35289983435083612402009-02-22T12:13:00.000-08:002009-02-22T12:13:00.000-08:00Nice portrait, but the price! $3.50 in 1900 was a...Nice portrait, but the <EM>price</EM>! $3.50 in 1900 was almost $90 today, according to <A HREF="http://futureboy.homeip.net/fsp/dollar.fsp?quantity=3.50¤cy=dollars&fromYear=1900" REL="nofollow">this</A>. And only 10x15 inches! I guess cheap reproduction of prints is something we have to thank modern technology for...Jonathan Badgerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04921990886076027719noreply@blogger.com