W. H. Over Museum in United States

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W. H. Over Museum
Local name	W. H. Over Museum of Natural and Cultural History
Type	museum
Founded	1883
Place	Vermillion
State	South Dakota
Country	United States
Website	Website
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Record history
History of updates	2021-12-23

Latest document update	2021-12-23 16:24:23

Description

W. H. Over Museum, in Vermillion, South Dakota, United States , was founded in 1883.

Taxidermy specimens

W. H. Over Museum has in its collection 1 elephantine museum specimens with records in this database:

(Measurements of teeth and body parts follow the system described by Maglio (1973; P = plate number, L = length, W = width, H = height, LF = lamellar frequency)

Hero Accession nr: . Received: 1916-00-00 ♂ Hero
Species: Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
* Born at Asia unspecified location † Dead 1916 at Orton Brothers Circus
Death: euthanised Death reason: shot

Comments / picturesThe University Museum was founded in 1883 as part of the University of Dakota. South Dakota became a state in 1889. In 1948 it was renamed the W. H. Over Museum after William Henry Over, who was assistant director and then director of the museum for 35 years.

References for records about W. H. Over Museum

Recommended Citation

Koehl, Dan (2025). W. H. Over Museum, Elephant Encyclopedia. Available online at https://www.elephant.se/location2.php?location_id=3531. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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https://whovermuseum.org

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