The story of Pittsburgh: Education

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Identifikator:: 1831622599

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Title:: The story of Pittsburgh

Place of publication:: Pittsburgh

Publisher:: First National Bank

Year of publication:: 1919-1930

Collection:: Economics Books

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Identifikator:: 1831623714

URN:: urn:nbn:de:zbw-retromon-241132

Document type:: Volume

Title:: Education

Volume count:: Vol. 1, nr. 14

Place of publication:: Pittsburgh

Publisher:: First National Bank

Year of publication:: 1928

Scope:: [ca. 80] Seiten

Digitisation:: 2022

Collection:: Economics Books

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Title:: Department of the museum

Collection:: Economics Books

There are extensive Egyptian collections. One of the most striking objects is an Egyptian boat obtained from a burial crypt at Dahshur, Egypt, which was placed in the crypt where it was found, six hundred years before Abraham left Ur of the Chaldees to seek the Promised Land. There are many groups of Indians and one of the finest collections of Indian basketry in existence, deposited in the museum by he late G. A. Steiner. The collection of coins and medals is extensive and in- cludes the collection presented to the museum by Mrs. William Thaw, Jr., made by her husband; the collection pres- ented by Harry J. Vandergrift; a collection made by Magnus Pflaum; the large collection of historical medals made by the late William M. Darlington and presented by his daughters; and numerous other collections, large and small, acquired by gift or purchase. Here is the collection of postage stamps made by the late Arthur Burgoyne, including the collection of Senator M. S. Quay, presented by him to Mr. Burgoyne, The collections in these three sections are contained in the Gallery of Decorative Arts, on the first floor. They include thousands of specimens representing fictile and textile wares, both ancient and modern. Here a splendid collection of Anglo-American pottery assembled by Otto J. Bierly is dis- played. The collection illustrating the evolution of methods of transportation is on the third floor and contains a large series of models and many relics of historic interest, including the aeroplane on which Galbraith Perry Rodgers made the first flight across the continent of North America. These collections are principally located on the first floor in the gallery of applied art and in the room set apart for the reception of the collections donated or deposited in the mu- seum by H. J. Heinz. The collection of ancient Chinese and Japanese ivory carvings is notable. Part of these collections are in the coin room on the first fioor, and part in the gallery of applied arts. There are speci- mens of silverware, bequeathed by the late J. C. Grogan; a collection of old silver deposited by Herbert DuPuy; many Chinese and Japanese bronzes; a collection of old Japanese arms, deposited by Irwin Laughlin; and the Heinz collection

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