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author: American Museum of Natural History

Metropolitan Sewage Commission (Exhibition); The American Museum and the Public Health
birth: 1911 May 15
death: 1911 June 16
Exhibition. Opened on May 15, 1911 and closed on June 16, 1911. Location within American Museum of Natural History, exact gallery unknown. The exhibition of the Metropolitan Sewage Commission was a joint exhibition with the Metropolitan Sewage Commission and the Museum's Department of Public Health. The exhibition, curated by C-E.A. Winslow, illustrated the problems connected with the pollution of New York Harbor and practical methods for the disposal of city wastes.
Summary
The exhibition of the Metropolitan Sewage Commission was a joint exhibition with the Metropolitan Sewage Commission and the Museum's Department of Public Health. The exhibition, curated by C-E. A. Winslow, illustrated the problems connected with the pollution of New York Harbor and practical methods for the disposal of city wastes (1, p. 63).
The exhibition included models, charts, diagrams, pictures, and equipment used by the Metropolitan Sewage Commission to illustrate the problems connected with the pollution of New York Harbor and practical methods for the disposal of city wastes. President of the Museum, Henry Fairfield Osborn, Dr. G.A. Soper of the Metropolitan Sewage Commission, Dock Commissioner Tompkins, Dr. H.W. Wiley of the United States Bureau of Chemistry, and C-E. A. Winslow made opening addresses on May 15. Special lectures were given to 1,200 New York city high school students on June 16 (1, p. 63; 2, p. 151).
This is a condensed summary of the exhibition. For additional information, see Sources and/or Related Resources.