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Dolphin Skeleton - Capturing Nature Print Size:A3 working with fibre in thisSkeleton of the Common Dolphin, Delphinus delphis. Photographed in the 1870s by Henry Barnes, and featured in the catalogue of the exhibition: Capturing Nature, Early scientific photography at the Australian Museum 1857 1893. In the 1870s most field collectors dealt only in animal skins or specimens preserved in spirits. Whole animals were difficult to prepare in the field, and flattened skins were far easier to transport and store. Skeletons were the