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years. This Bureau exhibited a large number of photographic trans 

 parencies of scenery, Indian villages, their inhabitants, etc., which 

 adorned the windows of the halls and were greatly admired. 



Another group of objects well deserving of mention seemed to give 

 evidence of the existence of man in the paleolithic or chipped-stone 

 period, such as petrified human vertebra found in the quaternary strata 

 of Florida. A section of a prehistoric rock &quot; shelter&quot; in Pennsylvania 

 revealed the remains of the two cultures, neolithic and paleolithic. 



There was also a very fine collection of jade implements. 



The Carlisle Indian School sent photographs of pupils on matricula 

 tion and on completing their course ; specimens of art and industrial 

 work, etc., of the Indian scholars. This exhibit proved of general 

 interest. 



The Geological Survey sent maps, pictures, and relief models of the 

 United States and various portions of the country, which, in connection 

 with the prepared animals from the National Museum, were intended to 

 give a just conception of the environment of the aborigines. 



A nearly complete library of the writings of authors upon the Amer 

 ican Indians, maps and historical works relating to the discovery, 

 formed an important feature of the United States exhibit, which was 

 again and again remarked by visitors to be a comprehensive presenta 

 tion of the precolumbian, Columbian, and postcolumbian civilization of 

 our country. 



The different bureaus of the United States Government sent maps, 

 charts, publications, and statistical works. 



Several historical and patriotic societies were represented. 



A large number of private exhibitors also added their portion toward 

 the perfecting of this very creditable display. A full list of all exhib 

 itors in the United States exhibit will be found appended. 



Eoom No. 5, situated in the southeast angle of the building (see 

 plan), was devoted to the exhibits from the department of archaeology 

 and paleontology of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia. 

 Here were to be found cases containing arms and implements, mostly 

 of flint stone, such as hatchets, arrowheads, the points of lances, and 

 similar objects found at various points on the shores of the Delaware 

 Eiver. There were also stone pipes, shells beautifully wrought, etc., 

 found in mounds in the State of Ohio. A collection of forty- four crania, 

 sent by the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia, represented 

 thirty-five extinct tribes. It forms part of the remarkable collection 

 made by Dr. S. G. Morton, of Philadelphia, of human crania; and which 

 was used by that gentleman in the composition of his great work enti 

 tled Crania Americana. 



In this room was to be found a very valuable collection of medals 

 and coins exhibited by the United States National Museum, and a 

 similar collection contributed by the Numismatic and Antiquarian 

 Society of Philadelphia; paper money of the British Colonies in North 



