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| Keywords: smithsonian institution smithsonianinstitution womensday woman scientist zoologist ornithologist zoology ornithology seated birds specimen feathers 1944 mid-20th century mid20thcentury indoors work a speaker a aspeakera roxie collie laybourne roxiecollielaybourne forensic ornithology forensicornithology fish 1950s smithsonian institution archives smithsonianinstitutionarchives women's history month womenshistorymonth women in science womeninscience 2009 20th century - late 20thcenturylate government blackandwhite black and white Description: Ornithologist Roxie Collie S. Laybourne (1912-2003) worked in the Division of Birds at the United States National Museum and with the Bird and Mammal Laboratories, Fish and Wildlife Service. In the 1960s, Laybourne created the field of forensic ornithology, studying minute fragments of bird feathers in order to identify which birds were ingested into aircraft engines, often causing crashes. The field expanded to cover endangered species and criminal investigations. Creator/Photographer: Unidentified photographer Medium: Black and white photographic print Date: c. 1944 Repository: Smithsonian Institution Archives Accession number: SIA2009-0709 Description: Ornithologist Roxie Collie S. Laybourne (1912-2003) worked in the Division of Birds at the United States National Museum and with the Bird and Mammal Laboratories, Fish and Wildlife Service. In the 1960s, Laybourne created the field of forensic ornithology, studying minute fragments of bird feathers in order to identify which birds were ingested into aircraft engines, often causing crashes. The field expanded to cover endangered species and criminal investigations. Creator/Photographer: Unidentified photographer Medium: Black and white photographic print Date: c. 1944 Repository: Smithsonian Institution Archives Accession number: SIA2009-0709 | ||||
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