. Annual report for the year ended June 30 .... United States National Museum. EXHIBITS 31 Chinese block book, a reproduction of some early Korean movable type, a page from the original Gutenberg Bible of about 1454, and a book from the press of Aldus Manutius dated 1505. Curator of graphic arts Jacob Kainen and exhibits specialist Benjamin Lawless supervised the hall renovation. Bright Springman designed the hall layout and special exhibit cases, and Mrs. Judith Borgogni designed the individual exhibits. The renovated textile exhibit in the south hall of the Arts and Indus- tries building was
. Annual report for the year ended June 30 .... United States National Museum. EXHIBITS 31 Chinese block book, a reproduction of some early Korean movable type, a page from the original Gutenberg Bible of about 1454, and a book from the press of Aldus Manutius dated 1505. Curator of graphic arts Jacob Kainen and exhibits specialist Benjamin Lawless supervised the hall renovation. Bright Springman designed the hall layout and special exhibit cases, and Mrs. Judith Borgogni designed the individual exhibits. The renovated textile exhibit in the south hall of the Arts and Indus- tries building was opened on January 20, 1959. The new exhibits in this hall trace the history of the fibers and fabrics used by man in the context of the implements and machines that produced them. Em- phasis is placed upon developments in America from Colonial times onward. Working schematic models explain various inventions in spinning and weaving. Uncased fabric samples show the wide range of fabrics and textures that can be produced from a single fiber group. Eli Whitney's cotton gin and the Samuel Slater machinery from the Pawtucket Mill of 1790, both unique examples of the work of these famous mechanics, are supplemented by many other historic Specially designed free-standins cases (left) contain tools and type-makins equipment. Below: Steps in making a woodcut are Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original United States National Museum. [Washington] : Smithsonian Institution
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