Wilbur d may biography
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Wilbur D. May Center
The Wilbur D. May Center is an attraction located in Rancho San Rafael Regional Park at 1595 North Sierra, Reno, Nevada.
The facility comprises the Wilbur D. May Museum and the Wilbur D. May Arboretum and Botanical Garden.
Wilbur d may biography
Previously, it also included the Great Basin Adventure, a children's park.
Wilbur D. May Museum
The museum features the antiques and collectibles belonging to Wilbur D. May. Born on December 28, 1898, Wilbur May was the third son of David May, founder of The May Department Stores Company.
Wilbur was a rancher, pilot, artist, philanthropist, and world traveler who lived in Reno from 1936 to his death on January 20, 1982. The museum's collection derives from over 40 trips Wilbur made around the world, and include Tang dynasty pottery, African masks, statues, and artwork, Inuit scrimshaws, Egyptian scarab figures, Greek icons, wildlife dioramas and a shrunken head from South America.
Also featured is a recreation of the living roo