. Annual report for the year ended June 30 .... United States National Museum. EXHIBITS 19 Preparation and installation of exhibits in the two halls designed to illustrate "The World of Mammals" was nearing completion at year's end. Nearly all the topical exhibits were installed, and much of the work on the habitat groups was completed. The hall is being developed under the scientific supervision of Dr. Henry W. Setzer, associate curator of mammals. Architectural design was by Thomas Baker. The exhibits have been designed and installed under the supervison of Rolland O. Hower. A comm
. Annual report for the year ended June 30 .... United States National Museum. EXHIBITS 19 Preparation and installation of exhibits in the two halls designed to illustrate "The World of Mammals" was nearing completion at year's end. Nearly all the topical exhibits were installed, and much of the work on the habitat groups was completed. The hall is being developed under the scientific supervision of Dr. Henry W. Setzer, associate curator of mammals. Architectural design was by Thomas Baker. The exhibits have been designed and installed under the supervison of Rolland O. Hower. A committee of staff zoologists under the chairmanship of head curator Herbert Friedmann continued to develop plans for the content of the hall of oceanic life. Meanwhile, members of the exhibit staff made considerable progress on the construction of the life-size model of a blue whale which will be a feature exhibit in this hall. Geology On the evening of July 31, 1958, Mrs. W. F. Foshag, wife of the late head curator of geology, cut a ribbon to open the modernized hall of gems and minerals to the public. Exhibits in this hall include the most extensive collection of gems on display in this country, and a large and representative sampling of specimens from the Nation's mineral col- lection. Nearly every variety of gem is represented. Among them. These spectacular gypsum crystals, long a feature of the old mineral flank the entrance of the new hall^ opened this year. halL. 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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