Dr. Louis N. Locke Performing an Autopsy on a Ring-Billed Gull at Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, 1960s

Man in a lab, wearing gloves and a white smock, in the process of performing an surgical procedure (an autopsy) on the stomach of a bird (a Ring-billed Gull) on the stainless steel examination table in front of him. Beside him on the table on the right are various surgical tools. On the left of the table is a faucet. There is a large metal sink on the wall visible in the background on the left, and a set of windows on the wall immediately behind the man. A large building is visible through the windows.
Photo By/Credit

Rex Gary Schmidt

Date Shot/Created
Circa 1960s
Media Usage Rights/License
Public Domain
Image
Dr. Louis N. Locke performing an autopsy on a Ring-billed Gull, Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, Maryland. C. late 1950s/1960s.
Facility
Patuxent Research Refuge
Subject tags
Birds
Employees (USFWS)
History
Research
Science
Scientific personnel (USFWS)
Work of the Service