Summary
'Guide To The New York Aquarium' written by Charles Haskins Townsend and published by the New York Zoological Society, 1919. The book was used by the Exhibition Building Trustees as a reference for the aquarium at the Exhibition Building.
The aquarium, picture gallery and museum opened at the Exhibition Buildings in February 1885. On display were aquatic creatures, natural history specimens, antiquities, fine arts, a suit of armour worn by a member of the Kelly gang, a cyclorama, a children's theatre and a planetarium. The complex was destroyed by fire in 1953.
Physical Description
Printed book, contents as per title, bound with beige card and spine of green material, 170 pages. Front cover illustrated with pen drawings, Photographic images throughout and index included. Hard cover, with cover illustrations of sketched sea-horses among water weed.
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Acquisition Information
Transfer from Trustees of the Royal Exhibition Building (REB), Sep 1991
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Author
Charles H. Townsend, New York, New York State, United States of America, 1919
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Publisher
New York Zoological Society, New York, New York State, United States of America, 1919
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Used By
Trustees of the Royal Exhibition Building (REB), Melbourne, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, circa 1919
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Inscriptions
Printed, front: GUIDE TO THE/NEW YORK/AQUARIUM/By/ CHARLES HASKINS TOWNSEND/DIRECTOR. [extensive text]
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overall dimensions
135 mm (Length), 10 mm (Width), 200 mm (Height)
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Keywords
Aquariums, Aquatic Life, Exhibitions, Royal Exhibition Building: Aquarium, Museum & Picture Salon
