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partnuMils, \\v was in May, 191"). |)la('('<l in chariic ol' the mail 

 desk, wliero he continues to efficiently (Hschar^e his duties, 

 and where his ('h(HM-ful h(^lpfuhi(»ss is appi'eciatcMl by every- 

 one. 



Brower Palmer 

 Mr. Palmer spent his early days in Nyack and Clarkstown. 

 In the spring of 1862 he went as an apprentice to learn the 

 trade of sash, blind and door maker, at w^hich trade he worked 

 until 1878, when he came to New York and entered the em- 

 ployment of B. & B. W. Smith, makers of fine show-cases 

 and store-fittings. Mr. Palmer was with this company for 

 twenty years. At the end of that time, the firm w^nt out of 

 business, and Mr. Palmer spent several years with the firm 

 of James C. Hoe's Sons. From there he came to the Museum 

 in September, 1901. Here he has become one of the valuable 

 assets of the Construction Department. 



