Museums of the Pacific Coast 



In natural history there are over 26,000 speci- 

 mens, including nearly 1000 mounted birds, 1700 

 selected minerals, 350 fossils, 16,000 shells, 500 

 insects chosen because of special interest or at- 

 tractiveness; also a special exhibit of blossoming 

 native flowers, that is maintained throughout the 

 year, the number varying from thirty to forty in 

 winter to 200 or more in other seasons. 



In ethnology, about 5500 articles, chiefly Indian, 

 embracing excellent exhibits illustrating the primi- 

 tive life of several California tribes; also a valuable 

 collection of Pacific island material. 



In history, nearly 4000 specimens, including a 

 colonial exhibit that illustrates the home life of 

 the pre-revolutionary era in the Eastern United 

 States, undoubtedly the best colonial exhibit west 

 of Chicago; there is also valuable material illustra- 

 tive of California history and American history in 

 general. There are also more than 2500 specimens 

 of money and medals. 



Location, 1426 Oak street; reached by East 

 Twelfth or Thirteenth street cars, or Key Route 

 East Oakland train. 



C. P. Wilcomb, curator. 



Piedmont Art Gallery. A private art gallery in 

 Piedmont Park and owned by Mr. Frank C. Havens. 

 Contains some 350 pictures, principally modern, 

 representing various European and American 

 schools. 



Reached by Piedmont car line from Oakland. 



Richard L. Partington, curator, in charge. 



At Stanford University, via Palo Alto, Cali- 

 fornia. — Leland Stanford Junior University. Main- 

 tains no separate public museum but has very large 

 and complete research collections of fishes, mam- 

 mals, birds, reptiles and amphibians, insects, min- 

 erals, fossils and plants. The collection of fishes 

 is one of the largest and most valuable in the world 

 and is the largest in America outside that of the 

 United States National Museum. These are located 

 in various buildings according to the department 

 concerned. 



Leland Stanford Junior Museum. Founded in 

 1891 as a memorial to Leland Stanford, Junior, the 

 only son of Senator and Mrs. Stanford. The 

 museum is now part of the university. 



Special features: Chinese, Japanese and Korean 

 collections, Danish stone and bronze implements, 

 Cyprian material, porcelains, paintings and Cali- 

 forniana. 



The earthquake of 1906 destroyed the newly- 

 erected additions, entailing a very heavy loss of 



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