Did you know SUI Professor C.C. Nutting was the natural scientist behind one of the world’s few remaining Cycloramas?

Today – The University of Iowa is trying to save/restore this amazing exhibit. Read/hear the KCRG-TV9 News Story here.

Created by Nutting and his team – this three-dimensional display – in Macbride Hall – opened in 1914 and depicts the endangered bird haven – Laysan Island – in its heyday.

READ MORE ABOUT THIS IOWA STORY HERE

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