Plans and drawings of museum facilities and exhibit cases, [ca. 1870s]-1902.

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Plans and drawings of museum facilities and exhibit cases, [ca. 1870s]-1902.

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This series contains five types of plans and drawings: 1) a blueprint of the Museum of Geology at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute showing the layout of exhibit cases; 2) a blueprint plan of the New York State Mining Exhibit at the Panama-Pacific Exposition in 1915 showing the layout of exhibit cases; 3) floor plans and elevations of a building containing scientific laboratory space and personal living space: although these plans are not identified, they may be of the building constructed by James Hall in Albany during the 1870s as a residence and laboratory; 4) plans of exhibit cases for the State Museum when housed in the State Education Building: These show dimensions of cases and floor plans showing the layout of exhibit cases, and one drawing shows the display cabinets for the Indian Group Exhibits; and 5) floor plans and elevations of the Education building showing space allocation in the State Museum, and drawings and plans for exhibit cases.

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New York State Archives

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