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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 

 Polar south polar regions showing the routes of explorers. On 



Expeditions the wall are sledges used by Admiral Peary in his last 

 three expeditions in search of the North Pole. The Morris K. Jesup 

 Peary sledge, which the Admiral used in his successful polar 



Sledges expedition, is the one nearest the entrance. The various 



sledges in their differences of style show the persistent effort made by Ad- 

 miral 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. 



On the opposite side of the map is one of the sledges used by Amund- 

 Amundsen sen on his journey to the South Pole. 

 Sledge In a room at the north end of this corridor is the large 



Mainka seismograph for recording the occurrence of earthquakes. This 

 was given to the New York Academy of Sciences by Emerson McMillin, 

 and by the Academy deposited in the Museum. 



Southeast Wing 

 JESUP COLLECTION OF NORTH AMERICAN WOODS 



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

 containing a nearly complete collection of the native trees north of 

 Jesup Mexico, presented by Morris K. Jesup. On the right is 



Collection of a bronze tablet, by J. E. Eraser, the gift of J. J. Clancy, 

 North depicting Mr. Jesup as he walked in his favorite wood 



American at L enox> Mass., and, still farther to the right is the bust 

 of Charles Sprague Sargent under whose direction the 

 collection was brought together. On the opposite side is a bust of 

 John Muir, by Malvina Hoffman, presented by Mrs. E. H. Harriman. 

 The exhibit illustrating food needs and food conservation is provision- 

 ally installed in this hall. 



To the left is a section of one of the Big Trees of California, sixteen 

 feet in diameter and 1341 years old. [See Guide Leaflet No. 42.] It 

 began its growth in the year 550, so that it was nearly a thousand years 

 old before America was even discovered. 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 

 characteristics of the wood and its economic uses. The trees are grouped 

 by families and the location of each family will be found on the floor 



