Field Museum Chicago April 21, 1970 Tuesday Main Hall = Stanley Field Hall = Dignity Hall. tremendous space enormous. Cases mahogany; black background; labels black, silver print. Hall is too far high; top and left side lights; floor gray white with little Vermont marble wall white; looks ^ but not impressive in spite of size. African Hall with Carl Kelley mounted mammals all in artificial light. Things can be seen in a way, but the white effect is artificial. Hand to hand labels. Four end cases, and 3 on each side ^ All animals duff curtain. I could not do it this way. All looks dull up in moon light. Central has staircase to lower floor. Back of two in another case with same animal pieces. Pretty electric light on each case; hang down from ceiling; blue glass electric bulb, machine makes All cleaning done by electric suction. It is a noise like a lumber mill. One hears the machine in all the rooms. Alligator gar fish. Its & furly, live in "Southern U.S" in rivers and lakes. Bigger than the one in Freeport, Arcere. Ethnology: hard cases, black background. Base of cases cleaner does it with a paint mfs! In all rooms other than the dignitarians General floor fully small cracks, and some tiles fall, with Botany collecting many models of fruits etc. Cases imitation walnut; back-ground greenish-yellow. Labels black,