Autograph Signature of Author Mary L. Jobe Akeley
1930s
by AKELEY, MARY L. JOBE
1930s. Original autograph signature of author Mary L. Jobe Akeley, written in vintage fountain pen ink on a 4” x 3” piece of paper and inscribed: “Sincerely yours, Mary L. Jobe Akeley.” Fine. Mary L. Jobe Akeley is the author of Carl Akeley's Africa. The Account of the Akeley Eastman-Pomeroy African Hall Expedition of the American Museum of Natural History, and with her husband Carl, Lions, Gorillas and Their Neighbors. The Akeley’s traveled to Africa on behalf of the American Museum of Natural History, and Carl gained a reputation as an expert taxidermist, artist, biologist, conservationist, and nature photographer, noted for his contributions to American museums. (Inventory #: 17095E)