THE AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY 



The visitor's tour of the Museum must depend entirely 

 on the time he has at his disposal. If it is his intention 

 to visit but one hall devoted to a particular branch of 

 science, it would be well to consult the Directory fac- 

 ing the elevators on the first floor of the Museum. 

 Otherwise it is best to refer to the floor plans in this 

 Guide. 



EAST CORRIDOR 



Leaving the statue on the left and the "Willamette" me- 

 teorite on the right, the visitor proceeds east and enters 

 the East Corridor, where the elevators and a Directory of 

 the building are located. Here will be found maps of the 

 north and south polar regions showing the routes of ex- 

 plorers. On the wall by the north polar map is the sledge 

 used by Admiral Peary in his last expedition in search of 

 the north pole and also one of the sledges used by Amund- 

 sen in his journey to the south pole. A study of these 

 sledges readily shows the differences in construction fol- 

 lowed by these successful explorers. Thence we enter the 



SOUTHEAST WING 

 HALL OF NORTH AMERICAN FORESTRY 



"The groves were God's first temples, ere man learned 

 To hew the shaft, and lay the architrave." 



Bryant. 



This hall contains the Morris K. Jesup Collection of 

 North American Woods, a collection designed for the stu- 



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