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77. these halls together with Hall 68 having been first entirely 

 fated .md repainted. A shelf with iron railing was built entirely 

 around the walls of the halls to providi a means oi supporting and 

 exhibiting the maps. In addition twenty iron easels made aftei 

 designs by the Curator, wen provided for the exhibition ol maps in 

 tin floor space. Four large tables were also provided for displaying 

 small relief maps. In drawers in these tables have been fill d the 

 unmounted maps to the number oi several hundred, 'rinse- are now- 

 arranged alphabetically and in labeled covers. A total of sixty-two 

 : maps, large and small, besides globes and wall maps is now 

 displayed in tin se two halls and the ( olle< tion is one ol tin largest oi 

 its kind to be found on exhibition in an] Museum. The collection of 

 clays, sands and fictile material which formerly occupied Hall 77 was 

 moved to Mall 6S, this hall being in turn vacated by consolidating 

 collection of building stones with that of marbles in Hall 67.. 

 Two new casts win added to accommodate an additional series oi 



- presented by Mr. |. J. Moroney. Some work in reorganizing 

 the clay collection has been done, the principal undertaking being to 

 exhibit in connection with each specimen of clay, briquettes which 

 show the clay before and after burning. When completed this 

 collection will be of great economic interest and value. 



The installation of Hall 24, containing the protozoa, sponges and 

 coral collections, has been almost completed. The specimens havi 

 placed in new cases specially built for their display to advantagi . 

 not only showing the specimens in the best possible way, but effecting 

 a great economy of space, the collection, as a matter of fact, now- 

 occupying about one-half tin- space it formerly did. 



Photography, Illustration and Printing. —The development of 



two divisions continues and their importance as factors in 



Musi 11111 work cannot be questioned. The addition of a new Gordon 



- and a large amount of type has greatly increased the usefulness 



of the Division of Printing. The number of label tonus and other 



impressions turned out by the printer is shown 111 the following 



tab 



Other 

 Lai- Impressions. 



Anthropolog) 2,2:1'-, 13,600 



-.my . I,l66 10,550 



5,267 



2.99" 2 9.375 



Din fice i.i ,762 



Library 10,370 



