General guide to the exhibition halls of the American Museum of Natural History (1911) (14764258155)
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Willamette meteorite
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Title: General guide to the exhibition halls of the American Museum of Natural History
Year: 1911 (1910s)
Authors: American Museum of Natural History Sherwood, George Herbert, 1876-1937 Lucas, Frederic A. (Frederic Augustus), 1852-1929 Miner, Roy Waldo, 1875-1955
Subjects: American Museum of Natural History Natural history museums
Publisher: New York, N.Y. : American Museum of Natural History
Contributing Library: American Museum of Natural History Library
Digitizing Sponsor: IMLS / LSTA / METRO
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es, comprising the larger examples, among them Ahnighito,weighing 36.5 tons, the largest meteorite in the world, brought fromGreenland by Peary in 1897. On the right and left of Memorial Hall are the small Assembly Hallsin which various scientific and other societies hold their meetings. Thelarge lecture hall, seating 1400, is at the end of the Hall of Indians of theNorthwest Coast. The new School Service Wing contains the offices of Educationand Public Health, the slide room, where loans are made to public schools,and several lecture rooms equipped with projection apparatus for theaccommodation of classes numbering from 50 to 250. Entrance from West Corridor, and from Hall of Indians of thePacific Coast. The elevators start at intervals from the East Corridor, at theentrance to the hall of Trees of North America. The visitor may eithertake an elevator to the fourth floor and visit the balls as he descends, orchoose his hall from the Guide or from the Directory opposite the elevators.
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It is the largest meteorite found in the United States and the sixth largest in the world. There was no impact crater at the discovery site; researchers believe the meteorite landed in what is now Canada or Montana, and was transported as a glacial erratic to the Willamette Valley during the Missoula Floods at the end of the last Ice Age (~13,000 years ago). It has long been held sacred by indigenous peoples of the Willamette Valley, including the federally recognized Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community of Oregon (CTGRC). The meteorite is on display at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City, which acquired it in 1906. Having been seen by an estimated 40 million people over the years, and given its striking appearance, it is among the most famous meteorites. In 2005, the CTGRC sued to have the meteorite returned to their control, ultimately reaching an agreement that gave the tribe access to the meteorite while allowing the museum to keep it as long as they are exhibiting it.
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