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The semi-circular mural paintings on the sides of the room 
possess an intrinsic and historical value. The one on the north 
wall — a scene in Homeric Greece — is by Mr. F. D. Millet; the 
other illustrates a typical industry, that of pottery, and is by 
L. K. Earle. These paintings adorned the interior of the corner 
pavilions to the Manufactures Building, and were contributed by 
the Exposition to the Museum. On the west wall is a large eques- 
trian picture of General Winfield Scott, while opposite is one of 
General John A. Logan — the former loaned by Robt. McMurdy, 
the latter by the Chicago Veteran Club. In the corners of the 
Hall are placed, a heroic bust of Washington, presented by 
Susse Freres of Paris; a life-sized statue of Edwin M. Stanton, 
Secretary of War in the Lincoln Cabinet; and the stooping figure 
of a Faun — a fragment of a fountain — by R. P. Bringhurst of St 
Louis. 
ALCOVE 118. 
In this Alcove, which adjoins the Library, is displayed a small 
collection of early printed books illustrating several stages in the 
history of printing from movable type, and the development of 
the book. This is supplemented by examples of the modern 
graphic arts and by bibliographic curiosities. 
