Dr. John C. Pearson Feeding a Two-headed Diamondback Terrapin, 1948

Portrait of a man feeding a small turtle that features two heads. The Man is holding the Turtle in his left hand, and is using a pair of forceps (in his right hand) to feed the turtle. The man is looking down at it. He wears a white collared shirt, and a pair of eye glasses.
Photo By/Credit

E.P. Haddon

Date Shot/Created
09/01/1948
Media Usage Rights/License
Public Domain
Image
Original caption: Two headed Diamondback Terrapin being fed by Dr. John C. Pearson, Director of the National Aquarium. September 1948. Note: the National Aquarium was located in the Herbert C. Hoover Building in Washington, D.C., from 1873 - 2013.
Species
Malaclemys
Subject tags
Employees (USFWS)
Fisheries
History
Reptiles
Turtles