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METEORITES 



1912. These have been arranged in a case by themselves to illustrate a 

 concentration of the shower. 



The entire mass of "Ysleta," an iron meteorite weighing 310 pounds 

 which was found near the ancient village of Ysleta, New Mexico, in 1914. 



The largest mass, 20 pounds in weight, of the stone meteorite 

 which exploded and fell near Richardton, North Dakota, on the 10th of 

 June, 1918. 



The largest mass, about 5 pounds in weight, of the stone meteorite, 

 which burst and fell near Cumberland Falls, Kentucky, on the 9th of 

 April, 1919. 



A series of polished and large etched slices of iron meteorites, includ- 

 ing an entire section of the Mt. Edith, Australia, mass, showing the 

 Widmanstatten lines in great perfection, and polished slabs from several 

 large stone meteorites. These are in a case by themselves which like- 

 wise contains several comparatively large entire single masses of some 

 famous falls. 



At the end of the corridor is the power room, where may be seen 

 p R demonstrated the transformation of the potential energy 



of coal into heat, light and motion. 



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PART OF DUGOUT CANOE 



Return to Jesup Statue 

 West Corridor 



To the right or west of the Jesup statue are three halls devoted to 

 Indian collections. To reach these the visitor passes through the West 

 Corridor, which is devoted to the temporary display of recent acquisi- 

 tions or small collections of particular interest. Opening from this 

 is the West Assembly Hall, frequently used for temporary exhibitions 

 as well as meetings. Here is installed a painting by Howard Russell 

 Butler, giving a vivid idea of the eclipse of June, 1918. 



On the landing, at the head of the stairway, is the William Demuth 

 collection of pipes and fire-making appliances from many parts of the world. 



