US Government Fisheries
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| Location | Plateau of States |
|---|---|
| No. of Buildings | 1 |
| Construction | |
| Construction Cost | $50,000 ($1.51 million in 2021) |
| Architecture | |
| Architect | James Knox Taylor, Supervising Director, Treasury Department, Washington, D. C. |
| Dimensions | 135' x 135' |
The Government Fisheries edifice, was a beautiful structure in the classic Roman dwelling of the Pompeiian type. This building is devoted exclusively to the display and exploitation of the United States Fish Commissioner's enterprises and the exhibition of food fishes and shellfish.
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Around the walls inside the building are 35 glass tanks, in which both salt and fresh water fish are shown. The most interesting of these water inhabitants are the sheepsheads with a full set of teeth; the cow fish with horns and the hippocampus or sea horses. The most beautiful are the myriads of brook and lake trout and the gold fish. In two of the larger tanks are shown a sea monster known as the "Electric Light" fish, and "Reggie," the sea serpent.
Salt water for the sea fish is brought here in tank cars. There is a filter plant, an ice plant and fresh air pump in connection with this display. In the center of this building is a pool, 25 feet square, in which seals and turtles disport themselves.
The actual processes of fish propagation are shown in reality, and others are presented by mutoscope pictures.
