Lang's notes: Image 1: Lantern Slide (color)
"James P. Chapin on S. S. Leopoldville, Congo Belge, June 1909
Image 2: Portrait of Chapin.
Left: Chapin was a junior at Columbia University when
he and Lang left New York for Africa. Right: When Chapin
returned to the U.S. six years later, he was a seasoned scientist
and a world authority on the birds of central Africa.
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