32 EEPORT OF NATIONAL MUSEUM^ 1915. 



The work of installation was, however, greatly retarded on account of 

 the extensive alterations in progress on the main floor of the Smith- 

 sonian building in which this division is located. 



In the section of photography, the additions consisted of two ruled 

 screen color photographs, one made by Prof. Joly, the other by Mac- 

 Donough, lent by Mr. Charles L. Brasseur, of Orange, N. J.; one 

 MacDonough color transparency and four MacDonough color photo- 

 graphic prints, presented by Mr. Eomyn Hitchcock, of Ithaca, N. Y. ; 

 an autographic No. 3 kodak, gift of the Eastman Kodak Co., of 

 Eochester, N. Y. ; and 6 flashlight photogi'aphs of the interior of 

 the Franciscan Monastery at Brookland, D. C, taken and contributed 

 by INIiss L. Bernie Gallaher, of the Museum staff. 



History. — This division was in receipt of 94: accessions, which, in- 

 cluding postage stamps and coins, aggregated over 9,000 objects. 

 The most interesting acquisitions of the nature of memorials came 

 as loans, and were chiefly as follows : From Mr. E. Arnett Smith, of 

 London, Ohio, a water color portrait of George Washington painted 

 by James Peale about 1775 and mounted in the original frame. 

 Washington is shown in Continental uniform with three-quarter 

 view of the face turned to the left. From Mr. Jesse S. Walton, of 

 Pensacola, Fla., a powder horn, leather bullet pouch, horn powder 

 measure, and dagger with sheath, carried during the War of the 

 Revolution by Capt. William Walton of the American army, great- 

 grandfather of the lender. From Miss Laura Wolcott Tuckerman, 

 of Edgewood, Md., a silver tea service of five pieces comprising two 

 teapots, a coffee pot, a creamer and a bowl, which had belonged to 

 Laura Wolcott, daughter of Oliver Wolcott, one of the signers of 

 the Declaration of Independence. The design of the service is typi- 

 cal of the latter part of the 18th and the early part of the 19th 

 centuries. From Mrs. Glenn Brown, of Washington, a pair of gold 

 and jeweled earrings bearing the initial "M" and formerly owned 

 by Mrs. Eebecca Madison, niece of President James Madison. From 

 Eear Admiral Eobert E. Peary, U. S. Navy, retired, three gold 

 medals awarded him in recognition of his achievements as an Arctic 

 explorer by the Geographical Society of Paris, the Explorers' Club 

 of New York City and the Saint Andrews Society of Philadelphia, 

 respectively, and a bronze Elisha Kent Kane medal presented to him 

 by Mr. Harry B. Kane. 



A collection of silver and bronze coins, including a number of 

 fine specimens of United States one cent and two cent pieces issued 

 between 1866 and 1880, and examples of Argentine, English, French, 

 Spanish, Mexican and Korean coins, all of the 19th century, were 

 presented by Dr. Walter Hough, of the Museum staff. 



