Last week I visited the Museum of Florida History in downtown Tallahassee. The museum opened in 1977 with an emphasis on collecting and preserving evidence of the past and present cultures in our state, while promoting knowledge and an appreciation of our heritage by focusing on artifacts and eras unique to Florida's development and on roles that Floridians have played in national and global events. It is a popular destination for school children on field trips and tourists visiting the state Captitol. I will be featuring some pictures from the museum this week and I'm starting off with a picture of the eleven foot tall fully restored mastodon skeleton that greets you as you walk into the museum. It was recovered from Wakulla Springs, which is located just south of Tallahassee.
16 comments:
Dem bones, dem bones, dem - dry bones! HUGE portrait!
It's awesome! The museum sounds like a great place to visit and I'm definitely going to enjoy your new series!
Looks like he used to play for the Noles. Bobby could use him now.
11 ft tall? Jeeeez, I knew they were big, but not that big - That's MONSTROUS! & he was found in Florida? How cool is that
Wow--that fellow must have been one scary big animal! EEeeek!
Very cool! I find it amazing that people can piece those old bones together.
That thing scared the bejesus out of me as a 5 year old.
I love this photo! I look forward to your museum pics this week!
So weird looking to me!
Very impressive! great shot, Lois!
That's fascinating, Lois. "They" also found an entire mastodon skeleton at Silver Springs some years ago!
Those things must have ruled the earth.
An excellent photograph!
Wow, he's a big 'un! I can't wait to see what else there is in this series.
Seeing such an animal just boggles my mind.
Very nice. I graduated from Leon High in the mid-sixties and that certainly wasn't there when I was. Thanks for sharing.
Amazing and impressive creature!
Impressive picture of a massive beast.
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