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f aello Komanelli, of Florence, is a facsimile of a replica of the original 

 which is erected adjacent to the Smithson tomb in the Smithsonian 

 Building in Washington. Li May 1963 the Institution was notified 

 by the xlmerican Consul General at Genoa that installation of the new 

 memorial had been completed (pi. 1) . 



Thanks are due particularly to the following individuals for their 

 interest and cooperation in helping to initiate or complete this project : 

 John LePelley, of Paris, assistant vice president of the First National 

 City Bank of New York ; David Balfour, former British Consul Gen- 

 eral at Genoa ; S. A. H. Eley, Lord Bishop of Gibraltar ; F. J. Bailey, 

 the Archbishop of Malta ; Stephen P. Dorsey, American Consul Gen- 

 eral at Genoa ; and to sculptor Romanelli for his faithful creation. 



Table 1. — Visitors to certain Smithsonian buildings during the year ended June SO, 



1963 



Year and month 



1962 



July 



August 



September. . 

 October 



November. . 

 December. -. 



1963 



January 



February 



March 



April 



May 



June 



Total 



Smithsonian 

 Building 



258, 510 

 264, 448 

 79, 136 

 64, 169 

 55, 136 

 34,400 



39, 430 



51, 528 



76, 916 



298, 248 



210,378 



197, 981 



1, 630, 280 



Arts and 

 Industries 

 Building 



555, 775 

 595, 337 

 200, 639 

 159, 731 

 159, 100 

 73, 199 



96, 555 

 114, 532 

 165, 820 

 692, 693 

 352, 299 

 368, 502 



3,534, 182 



Natural 

 History 

 Building 



267, 106 

 282, 016 



119, 261 



120, 189 



121, 763 

 70, 306 



114, 159 

 106, 570 

 154, 488 

 337, 878 

 283, 510 

 311, 151 



2, 288, 397 



Air and 



Space 



Building 



502, 686 

 443, 142 

 116, 104 

 101,711 

 92, 541 

 45, 726 



64,642 

 75, 033 

 120, 853 

 370, 947 

 325, 157 

 415, 076 



2. 673. 618 



Freer 

 Building 



28, 375 

 31,417 

 14, 267 

 11, 169 

 10, 846 

 5,940 



6,558 

 7,098 

 10, 901 

 20, 950 

 15, 574 

 20, 264 



183, 359 



Total 



1, 612, 452 

 1, 616, 360 

 529, 407 

 456, 969 

 439, 386 

 229, 571 



321, 344 



354, 761 



528, 978 



1, 720, 716 



1, 186,918 



1, 312, 974 



10, 309, 836 



