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Zeroing in on the Life of Scientific Illustrator Mary Foley Benson
The late Mary Foley Benson would have been proud. Benson, internationally known for her entomology...
Mary Foley (later Mary Foley Benson) at work as a scientific illustrator with the USDA. This image was taken in 1926 when she was 21.
Mary Foley Benson at her home studio in Davis, Calif. (Photo courtesy of the Auburn Journal, Oct. 11, 1981)