28 FIRST FLOOR, SOUTHEAST WING 



and industry of these moving peoples. [For data on the Basket Makers 

 of Southeastern Utah see Guide Leaflet No. 6.] 



[Return to the Jesup Statue.] 



EAST CORRIDOR 



Polar Maps 



Leaving the statue on the left and "Willamette" meteorite on the right 

 and going east the visitor enters the corridor where the elevators are 

 located (East Corridor). Here will be found maps of the north and south 

 polar regions showing the routes of explorers. On the wall 

 d't* s ky the north polar map are the sledges used by Admiral 



Peary in his last three expeditions in search of the North 

 Pole. The Morris K. Jesup sledge which the Admiral used in his success- 

 ful polar expedition is the one nearest the entrance. The 

 SI d various sledges in their differences of style show the persistent 



effort made by Admiral Peary to bring the sledge up to its 

 greatest possible usefulness. That he was successful on his last trip was 

 in part due to the final modification. [A history of the south polar 

 expeditions is given in Guide Leaflet No. 31.] 



SOUTHEAST WING 



Jesup Collection of North American Woods 



To the east of the elevators is the Hall of North American Forestry 

 containing the Jesup Collection of North American Woods, a nearly com- 

 plete collection of the native trees north of Mexico, presented to the 

 Museum by Morris K. Jesup. The specimens show cross, longitudinal and 

 oblique sections of the wood finished and unfinished, and the labels on the 

 specimens give the distribution of the species, the character- 

 Jesup Collec- j s ^j cs f ^ ne wooc j an d its economic uses. The trees are 

 . . grouped by families and the location of each family will be 



Woods found on the floor plan at the entrance of the hall. The 



reproductions of the flowers, leaves and fruits in natural size 

 are instructive. This work is done in the Museum laboratories. Note the 

 character of forests as shown by the transparencies. [For fuller information 

 in regard to this hall see Guide Leaflet No. 32.] 



