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A view of the blue whale model in the Life in the Sea exhibit hall
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Life in the Sea

 The new blue whale model, as seen from the entrance to the “Life in the Sea”...
a sculptor works on a huge blue whale model in scaffolding
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Blue Whale Model

 Taxidermist/model maker John Widener working on the new blue whale model, 1962. ...
workers work on the blue whale cast
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A Whale for the Fair

 Workers prepare the giant blue whale cast for presentation at the St. Louis...
the view of a whale cast from the tail end
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The First Cast

 The world’s first full cast of a whale, part of the Smithsonian’s display at...
Phoenix the right whale diving in North Atlantic.
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A Tale of a Right Whale

 Suspended at the center of the Sant Ocean Hall is a life-size model of a North...
Wed, 09/30/2009 - 15:58
Smithsonian researchers eat a meal in preparation for a fossil excavation
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A Squalodontid Success

 On a beach in Piña, Panama the tide is rolling out. Faint outlines of skeletal...
Wed, 06/22/2011 - 17:47