General guide to the exhibition halls of the American Museum of Natural History . mundsen-Ellsivorth expeditions of1925 and 1926. Maps of the Polar Regionsshow the routes of various explorers and thepolar air flights. In a room at the left end of this corridoris the large Mainka seimograph for recordingearthquakes. This was presented to the NewYork Academy of Sciences by EmersonMcMillin, and recently donated to the Mu-seum by the Academy. Lindbergh Plane. Another exhibit of his-torical interest for scientific exploration, nowin the Hall of Ocean life (Index Plan, p. 16,First Floor, Hall 10), i
General guide to the exhibition halls of the American Museum of Natural History . mundsen-Ellsivorth expeditions of1925 and 1926. Maps of the Polar Regionsshow the routes of various explorers and thepolar air flights. In a room at the left end of this corridoris the large Mainka seimograph for recordingearthquakes. This was presented to the NewYork Academy of Sciences by EmersonMcMillin, and recently donated to the Mu-seum by the Academy. Lindbergh Plane. Another exhibit of his-torical interest for scientific exploration, nowin the Hall of Ocean life (Index Plan, p. 16,First Floor, Hall 10), is the airplane flownby Charles and Anne Lindbergh north tothe orient. This plane later took them byway of Greenland to Europe, thence downto Africa, across to Brazil, and up the At-lantic Coast to New York, a total distanceof 30,000 miles. [•SH COLUMBUS AVENUE FIRST FLOOR The Index Plans on the four followingpages will enable the visitor to locatethe various exhibition halls describedin this guide. In the list below, theArabic numerals refer to the Hall Num-bers in the ANTHROPOLOGY. Halls i, 4, 6, 7a, and 8. (See also Second Floor, Halls 4, 6, and 8; Third Floor, Halls 4, 6, and 8; Fourth Floor, Halls 6 and 8.)AUDITORIUM. Hall 7. (See also smaller lecture rooms, Second Floor, Hall 11; Third Floor, Hall 12a; Fifth Floor, Hall 12a).BIRDS (BIOLOGY OF). Hall 19. (See also Second Floor, Halls 1, 2, and 19; Third Floor, Hall 1; Fourth Floor, Halls 12a and 19.)BIRDS, LOCAL. Hall SHOP. Halls 2 and 2b. (See also Sales Booth,, First Floor, Hall 18.)CAFETERIA. Hall 12 (Basement). For teachers and children: Hall n (Basement).CHECK ROOMS. Halls 2 and 12 (Vestibules).CORAL REEF GROUP. Hall * HALL. Hall BUREAU. Hall Halls 12a and 2b. ESKIMOS. Hall 7a. FISHES. Hall 9. (See also 12a.) FORESTRY AND CONSERVATION. Hall 3. INDIANS. Halls 1, 4, 6, and 8. (See also Second Floor, Halls 4, 6, and 8.)INVERTEBRATES (LIVING). Halls 5, 10, and
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