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North American trophies - The Tichnor Brothers Postcard Collection
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These beautiful North American trophies were mounted by Fata's Taxidermy Studios which specializes in mounting life-size animals, game heads, fur rugs, birds, and fish. For successful results, book your hunt for any game animal in any part of the world through us. Serving discriminating hunters throughout America. Fata's Taxidermy Studios Inc. and Safaris Ltd. 70 Milton Street, East Dedham, Mass. 02026. Fata's Safaris.
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Taxidermy, the practice of creating lifelike representations of animals, most commonly birds and mammals, by the use of their prepared skins and various supporting structures. Taxidermy may be traced to the ancient custom of preserving trophies of the hunt, but the principal motive for its development into an art was the growth of interest, especially from the time of the Enlightenment, in natural history and the consequent appearance of both private collections and exhibits in public museums of birds, beasts, and curiosities.
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