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addition to the special features upon which he has been engaged, 

 placed on exhibition thirty-two specimens of individuals for the sys- 

 tematic collections in Halls 19 and 20. The large shell collection 

 has been entirely worked over by the Assistant Curator in the Depart- 

 ment of Zoology, and special paper block labels have been substi- 

 tuted for the old ones, and the value of the collection, for whatever 

 purpose it ma)' be considered, greatly enhanced. 



Photography, Illustration and Printing. — These divisions have 

 had a busy year, and both in the quantity and quality of work exe- 

 cuted, have made an excellent record. The addition of microscopic 

 appurtenances in the Division of Photography has permitted a new 

 and important line of work to be entered upon, while the provision 

 of new type and other facilities have brought the printing office up to 

 a standard of considerable proficiency. Following is a statement of 

 the work performed by the photographer : 



Department A, 

 Department B, 

 Department G, 

 Department Z, 

 Publications, 

 Lectures, . 

 For Distribution 

 Expeditions, 



Totals, . 



1,148 1,075 



343 



307 



The printer reports the number of label forms and other impres- 

 sions are as follows : 



Other 

 Labels. Impressions. 



Anthropology, 1,821 5,665 



Botany, 312 22,100 



Geology, 2,239 



Library, 7.005 



Zoology, 2,662 5>o5° 



Director's Office, 794 60,463 



Several of these jobs were unusually large and required a great 

 amount of time and labor. In addition the mailing list has been 

 attended to. 



Attendance. — The increase in the attendance must be considered 

 gratifying; the figures showing an increase of 43,595 over 1899 in the 

 total attendance for the year. The visit of the members of the Grand 



