Hancock Foundation construction photos, USC, 1939. Bas reliefs

36 photographs of bas reliefs and molds by sculptor Merrell Gage, Allan Hancock Foundation building, 3616 University Avenue, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA, 1939. Included are photographs of a the bas reliefs of the zoological types from the explorations of the RV Velero III along the west coast of the Pacific basin making up the frieze along the top of the west façade (cormorant, pelican, penguins, beetle, lizard, tortoise, porpoise, sail fish, sea horses, cactus, fungus, succulent, swan flower) as well as the molds for the bas reliefs of Pleistocene animals from the La Brea pits on the north façade of the auditorium (mammoth, lion, hawk, bison, cat, sloth).本数据集收录了雕塑家梅雷尔·盖奇（Merrell Gage）创作的36件浅浮雕与模具的摄影作品，拍摄于1939年，地点位于美国加利福尼亚州洛杉矶市南加利福尼亚大学（University of Southern California）大学大道3616号的艾伦·汉考克基金会大楼（Allan Hancock Foundation building）。所收录的照片包含两部分：其一为构成建筑西立面顶部饰带的浅浮雕，其题材为维勒罗三号研究船（RV Velero III）在太平洋盆地西海岸考察所采集的生物类群，包含鸬鹚、鹈鹕、企鹅、甲虫、蜥蜴、陆龟、鼠海豚、旗鱼、海马、仙人掌、真菌、多肉植物、天鹅花等形象；其二为礼堂北立面的更新世拉布雷亚沥青坑（La Brea pits）动物浅浮雕模具，涵盖猛犸象、狮子、鹰、野牛、猫科动物、树懒等形象。