T. rex skull in Dinosaur Hall
Our 10 Year Dinoversary
Celebrating the first decade of NHM's ground-shaking Dinosaur Hall
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Margo Albert Red and Greed Dress
Margo’s Dresses of Resiliency
Originally costumes for the stage, these dresses cared for by the Museum are now artifacts that demonstrate the resilience against conspiracy amid country-wide hysteria.
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Bactrian camels at the Griffith Park Zoo, circa 1910-1916.
Topsy the Camel
A camel that captured hearts and headlines rediscovered in NHM's Mammalogy Collections
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E. Occidentalis
Horsing Around at La Brea Tar Pits
Say giddy up to the Western horse
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nhm in olympic regalia
Performance Anxiety: Olympics in Hard Times
The 1932 Los Angeles Olympics under the shadow of the Great Depression
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Sir Lady Java with pink triangle background
Sir Lady Java
History and Legacy of a Trans Rights Hero
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Painting of ice age Los Angeles featuring animals found as fossils at the Tar Pits
At the Feet of Mammoths
Meet some of the Ice Age minifauna still making their home in L.A.
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Gay Bob doll in yellow "closet" box
What About Gay Bob?
The First Openly Gay Doll (for everyone) Was a Trailblazer Toy
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Bug band performing
The Luv Bugzzz Album
Bug out with our bug band's first album
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Sonny and Cher dolls
Do You Believe in Life After Dolls?
The Sonny & Cher Dolls
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