4 PROPOSALS FOR A PHOTOGRAPHIC AND 



print or the re-arrangement of the whole set without damaging 

 them in any way. 



The files themselves are very inexpensive, costing about 5d. 

 each; it will probably be found advisable to replace the steel 

 binder by one made of a non-rusting metal like aluminum. To' 

 protect the file and its contents from dust it could be placed in 

 a large envelope. 



Prints should be bound together according to locality, and 

 by filing the cases away in an alphabetically indexed cabinet 

 the arrangement would be self indexing. Cross-indexes of 

 subjects, etc., could easily be made with little trouble, if started 

 when the collection w^as begun and kept carefully up to date. 



Every year it would be well to arrange for a public exhibition 

 of the prints contributed during that period, and from time to 

 time series of prints referring to special subjects or districts 

 could be exhibited either in the museum or elsewhere. 



With this exception only those who desire to make use of 

 the collection for serious purposes should have access to it, the 

 main object of the collection being not to provide a series of 

 interesting pictures for the general public, but to supply 

 historical material for future generations. 



As regards subjects for illustration, they begin to multiply the 

 more one thinks about them ; certainly they should include the 

 following : — 



(a.) Archaeological subjects (old houses and churches,. 



and old buildings of every description). 

 {b.) Prehistoric remains. 

 (c.) Passing events of importance. 



id.) Portraits of public men connected with the County. 

 (e.) Illustrations of old customs. 



(/.) Natural history subjects, such as Geological sections, 



Photographs of growing plants, and of animals with 



their natural surroundings. 



(g.) Photographs illustrating the social life of the people. 



This latter class (g) of subject is perhaps the one that wall be 



of most value a hundred years hence, and yet it is the one most 



likely to be over-looked. Photographs illustrating daily life in 



the docks, factories, and streets, and on the river ; interiors and 



exteriors ot typical dwelling-houses ; street markets ; street 



salesmen; out-door meetings such as those held in the Grove, 



