CATALOGUE. 



TRANSPORTATION BUILDING. 



Marine Division Section E Gallery, Col. 32. 

 MAKINE EXHIBIT. 



The Essex Institute and Peabody Academy of Science 

 united in making this exhibit. Lt. A. C. Baker, in charge 

 of the Marine Division of the Transportation Department 

 of the World's Columbian Exposition visited Salem and 

 made a careful examination of the cabinets and collections 

 of both institutions and at his suggestion the committee ar- 

 ranged to exhibit in this Division. The contributions of 

 the Peabody Academy of Science, consisting largely of 

 photographs of its ethnological collections, were made 

 with the view of showing the methods employed in its 

 museum for displaying the marine architecture and means 

 of transportation of different nations. The Institute ex- 

 hibit was in the line of its local historical work, giving an 

 idea of the style of vessels engaged in the commercial in- 

 terests of Salem from 1765 to the present day. To this 

 were added certain pictured representations typical of 

 events which happened in the marine history of Salem. 



"Salem may justly be proud of her Commercial History. 

 No other seaport in America has such a wonderful record. 

 Flying from the mast of a Salem ship the American flag was 

 first carried into the ports beyond the cape of Good Hope. Her 



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