American Museum of Natural History General Guide Booklet 1926 New York City for Sale

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American Museum of Natural History General Guide Booklet 1926 New York City:
$62.96

Guide to the Present Exhibition Halls.
The American Museum of Natural History.
For use during the rearrangement of the collections.
Edition of 1926.
Edited by Frederic A. Lucas.
46 pages.
6 3/4 9 1/2 inches.
\"Owing to improvements in some of the exhibition halls, the extensive changes dur to the transfer of exhibits to the new wing, it is not possible at present to issue a guide that will cover the entire building. This temporary guide includes the halls now open and contains illustrations of many of the more important exhibits.\" - text off the title page.
\"The cornerstone of the Museum...was laid by General Grant in 1874. The material of the building is red granite, part from Nova Scotia and part from Texas...The total floor area of the present structure...is more than 14 acres, and the total cost about $10,786,306.48. The School Service wind now (1925) in process of construction, will cost $691,000.\" excerpt off the cutline to the frontispiece photo.
Sample of the exhibits photographed for this guide:* Statue of Morris K. Jesup in Memorial Hall* Magnolia, Hall of Trees of North America* An Iroquois Warrior, Indians of North America* The Dodo, Birds of the World* The House or Typhoid Fly, Hall of Pubic Health* Quartz Crystal from Auburn, Maine* The Blind Studying Astronomy.
Thank you.