American Museum of Natural History

Just found this fantastic site of old museum photos from the American Museum of Natural History via Morbid Anatomy.  There are TONS of fantastic photos on the site- these are just a small small sampling of some of the ones I found on a first perusal...

Especially love the vintage feel and surreal quality of people setting up the museum dioramas and displays and the stark b/w look...

Speaking of Echo Park and Lotuses

This photo delights me to no end- her expression, the vintage quality, and the fact that she's surrounded by giant lotuses is just wonderful!

(from the Herald-Examiner/ Los Angeles Public Library)

Louise Van Nuys is pictured in a canoe holding lotus blossoms in 1936, during a visit to Los Angeles from the East Coast.

from the Baltimore Sun online