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Number of boxes, crates, barrels, packages, and other 

 parcels specially prepared for transporting . . . 11,645 



Office furniture and effects, books and publications in 

 carriers, maintenance equipment, photographic equip- 

 ment, printing shop equipment, pieces and objects . 8,006 



Cost: 



Cost of packing supplies, covering a period of two years $ 4,897. 52 

 Total cost of moving operations not to exceed — (some 

 unrendered bills estimated) 70,000.00 



Damage : 



Repairing material damaged in actual transit . . . 1,250.00 



Repairing material damaged during packing operations 



including the replacing of all broken glass .... 2,800.00 



Remarks : 



The plan of the operation provided placing the cases and objects 

 transported upon a definite floor area or in a particular room or a 

 designated section, where it is intended they shall remain in the new 

 biiilding. 



The number of checkers employed at loading platform at 



old building and at unloading platform at new building 1 1 



(All volunteered from the personnel of the Museum) 



Comparison of the loading sheets with the unloading sheets both 

 by rail and truck, shows not one article or object has apparently been 

 lost or misplaced in the process of the transfer. 



Estimated cost of glass moved, at present day prices $753,000.00 



Publications. — During the year one publication was issued, detail 

 of which follows: 



Pub. 205. — Report Series, Vol. 5, No. 5. Annual Report of the Director 

 for the year 1919. January 1920. 69 pages, 14 halftones, 

 edition 2,000. 



THE Library. — Notwithstanding the limitations that existing con- 

 ditions have imposed, the customary activities of the Library have been 

 carried on with a fair measm^e of success. There have been received 

 by gift, exchange and piirchase 1,088 books and pamphlets. The Lib- 

 rary contains 73,824 books and pamphlets. Cards written and filed 

 in the catalogues number 6,690. The transfer of the contents of the 

 library to the new building was accomplished by using cartons, large 

 wooden containers and motor trucks. The space at present assigned 



