Director s Annual Report. 23 



Much photographic work has been done during the year, 

 putting our excellent facilities for that purpose to their full use 

 by Mr. Dean H. Lake, assistant to the Director. His skill and 

 good taste have done much not only for the illustration of the 

 publications, but also for permanent illustrations for the Museum: 

 his skill in coloring has also proved useful. 



Mr. Thompson has added many fine specimens both to the 

 collection of fish and also to the fruits. Our collection of eels, 

 already large, was increased by nearly a dozen, and a number of 

 sharks of the more uncommon species was captured and cast. 

 Nearly eight}" casts have been finished. 



Mr. Reynolds has not only erected the rack work for the steel 

 storage cases, but has made many racks or stands for specimens, 

 frames for labels, notices and herbarium specimens, and has 

 altered a number of cases to such an extent that they were really 

 made over; he has also attended to the occasional repairs needed 

 on our extensive buildings. 



Now that the department of Exhibition has been separated 

 from the general work of the staff, I cannot do better than quote 

 the report to me of our very efficient Superintendent of Exhibitions, 

 Mrs. Helen M. Helvie: 



"The attendance of visitors to the Museum kept up very well 

 during the summer, but fell awa}' during the closing months of 

 the 3'ear, partly on account of the withdrawal of the Pacific Mail 

 steamers, and partly because many of the remaining steamers 

 entered port on Wednesday when the Museum is closed to the 

 public. Much satisfaction has been expressed hy many appre- 

 ciative tourists at the great number and variety of the exhibits, 

 and general satisfaction has been expressed b^^ all visitors at the 

 opening of the second gallery of Hawaiian Hall, which event 

 occurred October ist. The number of visitors from Honolulu 

 and the outlying districts, and from the other islands has been 

 ver}' good. 



"During the year twenty-five classes from the Oahu schools 

 visited the Museum, representing 6S5 persons. The interest of 

 the school children in the exhibits is very gratifying, and the 



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