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...Reisner in his report. "We worked there three months, employing a force of about 300 local workmen, and left just in time to escape the hot weather. Fortunately at Gebel Barkal there were two completely ruined pyramids of small size. We found in the case of each a stairway on the eastern side leading down to the chambers under the pyramid. With this hint we attacked the larger pyramids, and within a month we had found the entrances of 25 pyramids and had cleared the burial chambers...
...Companies will use the entrances and exits indicated by the signs "Entrance" and "Exit" placed at the head and foot of each stairway leading into the Armory, located in Smith Hall, in going for and returning their rifles. These stairways are set apart as follows...
From the rear of the large square entrance hall rises the main stairway opposite the doors on the first floor. The first flight leads to the Widener Memorial Hall, back of which, on the same level, is the room containing Widener's collection of books and his portrait above the mantel. On the first floor at the top of the outer steps and to the left are the offices of Mr. Lane, the librarian, and to the east of those are the "order room" where books received are checked with the order lists, and back of these two sets...
...square station a single file escalator of the cleat type from the platform for cars from Mount Auburn to the street level near and under the eastern side of the street shelter." Passengers from North Cambridge will also be able to avail themselves of this escalator by using a stairway of 16 steps. While this does not fully meet the necessities of the passengers it seems to be the best practicable solution of the problem...
...44th street is to be converted into a reception room, back of which will be a telephone room with ten booths and an exchange. Directly in front is the long vista through the grill-room to the farther end of Harvard hall. At the left is the main stairway, which is to be left unchanged. Beyond, in the 44th street addition, will be an enlarged office with coat room adjoining. Just beyond the elevators and opening directly from the grill-room, is a large lobby, forming the entrance to the new dining hall, which with its service appurtenances, will occupy...