Joseph Mellick Leidy was an American paleontologist, parasitologist and anatomist.
Leidy c.1870
Statue of Joseph Leidy by Samuel Murray
Wagner Free Institute of Science
The Wagner Free Institute of Science is a natural history museum at 1700 West Montgomery Avenue in north Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Founded in 1855, it is a rare surviving example of a Victorian era scientific society, with a museum, research center, library, and educational facilities. Its buildings, developed between 1859 and 1901, present the collections of founder William Wagner in the style of the period, and have been designated a National Historic Landmark for their architecture and state of preservation.
Wagner Free Institute of Science
Teller magician in vitro at the Wagner Free Institute of Science
Second-floor Hall and galleries.