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coin Memorial, the Arlington Memorial Bridge
and So large photographs Of outstanding build
ings In Washington and other United States
cities.
CPAIN is taking interest in city planning
which makes this exhibit particularly time
ly. To take cities in Spain that have grown
up from far back as the Roman conquestS
and even farther in the past and try to i'm
prove them along modern lines naturally is
difficult task and one which Spain viii ap-
proach carefully as not to lose historical
values.
The Department Of the Interior, represented
by H. M. Gilman, jr., stresses education,
reclamation, the Geological Survey, national
parks and Indian affairs in its exhibits, the
latter subject because of the early contacts by
Spanish explorers with American Indians, who
subsequently adopted Spanish ideas, shown
in their handicraft. Spain has much land now
useless from lack Of moisture, so that reclana-
ton and irrigation are live topics. The exhibits
show how the United States has met the same
problem
To drive home the points the exhibits often
have striking features. Thus the idea of good
roads is illustrated by scene on the American
waste lands in the West, showing q prairie
schooner struggling over bad trails, or un-
marked country, while in the next scene there
Is a modern hard-surfaced highway with both
automobiles and trucks getting the farmers
produce to town. or otherwise contributing to
The Library Of Congress sent over a large
map that gives impressive proof of the extent
of Spanish exploration in what is now the
United States, beginning with Columbus dis
covery in 1892. although Columbus did not set
foot the North American Continent. Diff
ferent colored heavy lines trace the routes
taken by De Soto and Others who not only ex-
plored coasts, but went up rivers and overland
in all directions. Spain thereby sees that we
understand the contact and influence of Span
I'll AYnoy and
down to 1900.
Evidence of the Spanish influence upon
American laws reproductions of title pages of
famous Spanish books upon America now in
the Library, and of books by Americans upon
Spain, such as Washington Irving's 1.-THE Al
hambra." and other similar exhibits show that
the cultures Of the two countries have much
in common The books relating to Spain,
Portugal and the Central and South American
countries in the Library also are indexed.
BY playing up the mutual interests Of the
two countries the whole American participa-
ton is credited with greatly increasing the
good will existing for much Of the informa-
tion is as new to many Spanish visitors as to
American and other nationalities, save in the
broadeSt outlines.
A SIDE from the Bureau Of Engraving exhibit
the Treasury Department is represented by
q Public Health Service exhibit, which shows
how the medical authorities of the Govern
uAoCtoCo
sanitary problems which are faced by Spain
and Latin America generally.
The State Department uses electricity to
depict its activities. A large map of the world
has varicolored, tiny electric lights at each Of
the more than 400 places where Washington Is
represented by Ambassadors, Ministers, consuls
and other representatives. The lights fash on
successfully for each of the classes and then
all together Photographs Of recent Spanish
Ambassadors to the United States and Of
American Ambassadors to Spain adorn the
wall.
Inasmuch as Columbus, Magellan and other
great Spanish explorers sailed from this part
OF Spain the American shipping exhibit has
special interest. The Shipping Board has
scenes showing where American vessels reach
Latin countries. and there is large relief map
Of the Panama Canal.
Women find many exhibits specially interest