Identifier: generalguide39amer (
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General guide to the exhibition halls of the American Museum of Natural HistoryYear:
1911 (
1910s)Authors:
American Museum of Natural History Sherwood, George Herbert, 1876-1937 Lucas, Frederic A. (Frederic Augustus), 1852-1929 Miner, Roy Waldo, 1875-1955Subjects:
American Museum of Natural History Natural history museumsPublisher:
New York, N.Y. : American Museum of Natural HistoryContributing Library:
American Museum of Natural History LibraryDigitizing Sponsor:
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