~ ROCHESTER'S HISTORY ~
AN ILLUSTRATED TIMELINE
1834-1906
Mr. Ward was a collector his entire life. He collected while in the company of many explorers and famous personalities. He developed a unique presentation for museums of Teaching Cabinets showing the stages of life from protozoa to man. He became a Professor at the University of Rochester, and they built two laboratories to house his extensive collection, which they had just purchased. A fire in 1869 destroyed Cosmos Hall, Chronos Hall and the collection. Mr. Ward then opened Ward's Natural Science Establishment, which prepared Teaching Cabinets for Universities, and provided science specimens for smaller schools.
Mr. Ward was killed in a traffic accident, the first automobile related fatality in the city of Buffalo, NY.
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