286 SMITHSONIAN MISCELLANEOUS COLLECTIONS [vol. SO 



3. In the center of the building a life-sized lay figure group de- 

 picting Captain John Smith trading for corn with the Powhatan 

 Indians. 



4. A series of floor cases, containing life-sized lay figures in the 

 costumes of the peoples most prominently concerned in the settle- 

 ment of the United States. 



5. A series of cases containing material illustrating the following 

 periods in the history of the United States : Colonial period, periods 

 of the Revolution, War of 1812, Mexican War, and War with Spain. 



6. Models of the Viking ship and the Columbus ships. 



7. Models of the Susan Constant, the Half-Moon, and the May- 

 flower. 



8. Models of John Fitch's steamboat Clermont and others. 



9. Historic medals of the United States and its money. 



10. A series of models illustrating the development of land trans- 

 portation, particularly the railway locomotive. 



11. A complete historical series of firearms used in this country. 



12. Models of important inventions, such as the telegraph, tele- 

 phone, electric appliances, etc. 



13. History of photography. 



14. History of medicine in America. 



On April 26, when the exposition was opened by the President, 

 the exhibits were all installed and labeled and the building opened to 

 the public. 



A catalogue of 71 octavo pages has been published by the Institu- 

 tion, containing a detailed account of the exhibits. 



Bordeaux Exposition 



The United States exhibit at the International Maritime Exposi- 

 tion, opened in Bordeaux, France, May 1, 1907, to commemorate the 

 inauguration of steam navigation by the American inventor, Robert 

 Fulton, has been collected and installed, in accordance with official 

 request, under the direction of the Smithsonian Institution. From 

 the congressional appropriation of $15,000 an American pavilion has 

 been constructed, modeled after the central portion of the White 

 House, and the running expenses of the exhibit paid. Mr. W. de C. 

 Ravenel, administrative assistant, U. S. National Museum, appointed 

 to gather, transport, and set up the exhibit, secured many photo- 

 graphs and models of work and apparatus from the various execu- 

 tive departments, as well as relics of Robert Fulton furnished by his 

 grandson, Robert Fulton Ludlow. A collection of models illustrating 

 modes of aboriginal American water transportation, models of 

 famous American steam craft, and a number of interesting photo- 

 graphs, are among the articles on exhibit by the National Museum. 



