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Also Known As	Field Museum of Natural History • Columbian Museum
Date	1893 - present
Related People	Malvina Hoffman • Carl E. Akeley • Frederic Ward Putnam • William Henry Holmes

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Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago

Sue, a dinosaur fossil (Tyrannosaurus rex)

Detailed street map of the Chicago Loop and surrounding downtown districts, showing major streets, railroads, parks, Lake Michigan shoreline, and numbered points of interest such as museums, buildings, and landmarks. Districts like the Gold Coast, Printer's Row, and Streeterville are labeled, with Grant Park and Millennium Park prominently featured along the lakefront.

Dr. Jingmai O'Connor smiles and gestures toward a fossil of Archaeopteryx on display at the Field Museum, with exhibit text visible in the background.

Learn about the discovery of dinosaur “Sue” and the competition between collectors

Side-by-side illustration comparing a modern black-and-white bird on the left with a feathered dinosaur, Archaeopteryx, on the right, both with wings spread.

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