40 Tons of Coral in New York City September 3, 2011

Learn more about Dr. Roy Waldo Miner, who documented the coral reefs of the Bahamas in the 1920s and 1930s. These unique hand-colored photographic images from the collection of the Miami Science Museum document the ingenuity and technology required to collect and transport 40 tons of coral for a two-story diorama at the American Museum of Natural History.