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Three wise men approach Bethlehem

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A photograph of an artist's depiction of the planetarium's giant Zeiss projector and the three magi riding camels as they follow the large star over Bethlehem, Israel. This artwork is in the Hayden Planetarium at the American Museum of Natural History in New York.
Date Published
1953-12-01
Publisher
American Museum of Natural History, Hayden Planetarium
Subjects
Star of Bethlehem
Magi
Projectors
Time Periods
1951-1960
Subjects, Geographic
New York (N.Y.)
Bethlehem
Notes

December 1, 1953

Typewritten note inserted, "THE AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY. CENTRAL PARK WEST AT 79TH STREET. NEW YORK 24, N.Y. RUTH NORTON, SUPERVISOR OF PUBLIC RELATIONS. PHONE: TRafalgar3-1300. EXT. 444, 311, AND 481. RELEASED FOR December 1, 1953 or thereafter. The legendary Star of Bethlehem which guided the three Wise Men to the birthplace of Christ on that first Christmas Eve will be shown in "The Christmas Star," the classic holiday presentation of the Hayden Planetarium, on view through Thursday, December 31, 1953. The production of the heavens as they were nearly 2,000 years ago is made possible by the magic of the giant Planetarium projector show in the foreground."

Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

Extent Of Original
1 photograph : black and white print ; 21 x 26 cm
Member of
Ted Malone Collection
Source File
umkc_lsc_malone_photos-448.tif
Genres
Gelatin silver prints
Black & white photographs
Types
photographs
Physical Location
LaBudde Special Collections
Rights
All collection images may be freely searched and displayed. Permission must be received for subsequent use and/or distribution in print or electronically. Please contact LaBudde Special Collections for more information.

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