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western part of the United States, Alaska, Hawaii, and the Philippine Islands. 

 The exhibits were classified as follows: 



1. Portraits of eminent persons associated with the discovery and history of 



America. 



2. Portraits of eminent persons connected with the history of the Pacific coast 



Alaska. 



3. Portraits of eminent persons connected with the history of the Hawaiian 



Islands. 



4. Portraits of eminent persons connected with the history of the Philippine 



Islands. 



5. Historic scenes and landmarks. 



6. History of the Capitol. 



7. Historic vessels. 



S. Early American steamboats. 

 9. History of land transportation. 



10. History of the contributions of Henry and Morse to electricity and the 



telegraph. 



11. Medallic history of the United States. 



12. History of American cartography. 



13. History of the territorial expansion of the United States. 



14. History of the Pacific coast and Alaska : 



The Spanish missions in California. 



The Russian Orthodox Church in Alaska. 



The Church of Latter-day Saints. 



Modern pueblos of Arizona and New Mexico. 



Ancient pueblos of Arizona and New Mexico. 



The aborigines of California. 



The aborigines of the North Pacific coast and Alaska. 



Paintings and photographs of Alaska. 



15. The Philippines: 



Civilized and uncivilized peoples. 

 Series of photographs. 



16. Hawaii : 



Model of village. 

 Series of photographs. 

 Emerson ethnographic collection. 

 Church mission work in Hawaii. 



17. Samoa: 



The natives. 



Paintings and photographs. 

 is. The Mariannes: 



Series of photographs. 



19. The history of photography. 



20. The history of medicine in America. 



The portion of the exhibit representing persons prominently connected with 

 ' the discovery and history of America, Alaska, the Hawaiian Islands, and of 

 the Philippine Islands consisted of 190 portraits, and there were also portraits 

 and paintings representing historic scenes and landmarks. 



Models of historic vessels were exhibited, including a Viking ship, the Santa 

 Maria, the Half Moon, the Mayflower, and the Constitution; also models illus- 

 trating the development of the steam vessel, including John Fitch's steamboat, 

 which plied on the Delaware in 1786; the Clermont, first used by Fulton in 

 1807 on the Hudson; the Phoenix, the Savannah, and others of great public 

 interest. 



