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25 original type specimens of fossil lizards received in exchange 

 from the Peabody Museum of Natural History; in engineering and 

 industries, a model of the Yankee Clipper and the first ticket issued 

 to a fare-paying passenger on the initial public trans-Atlantic flight, 

 a Gaulard and Gibbs transformer and an early Tesla motor, a 

 collection of early incandescent lamps, and a Parsons turbine- 

 electric generator; in history, the dress in the White House series 

 worn by Dolly Madison, and many mementos, medals, and portraits 

 of famous Americans, including Gen. Ulysses S. Grant, Gen. Philip 

 H. Sheridan, Col. Charles A. Lindbergh, Madame Ernestine 

 Schumann-Heink, and others. As usual, many expeditions were 

 sent out in the furtherance of the Museum's work in anthropology, 

 biology, and geology; these were largely financed by Smithsonian 

 private funds or through cooperation with other organizations or 

 individuals. Visitors to the various Museum buildings totaled 

 2,506,171, an all-time record for annual attendance. The year's 

 publications included an annual report, 1 Bulletin, 1 Contributions 

 from the United States National Herbarium, and 27 Proceedings 

 papers. Twelve special exhibits were held under the auspices of 

 various educational, scientific, and governmental agencies. Many 

 members of the Museum staff participated actively in the Eighth 

 American Scientific Congress held in Washington May 10 to 21, 

 1940. 



National Gallery of Art.—A± the annual meeting of the Board 

 of Trustees held February 12, 1940, David K. E. Bruce was elected 

 President and Ferdinand Lammot Belin Vice President of the Board 

 for the ensuing year. New officials appointed during the year 

 were Macgill James, Assistant Director, Charles Seymour, Jr., 

 Curator of Sculpture, George T. Heckert, Assistant to the Admin- 

 istrator, and Sterling P. Eagleton, Chief Engineer and Building 

 Superintendent. Satisfactory progress was made in organizing the 

 Gallery staff, and this nucleus has been engaged in preparatory 

 work, the compilation of catalogs, and the purchase of supplies and 

 furniture. The Board of Trustees accepted a gift from The A. W. 

 Mellon Educational and Charitable Trust of 11 celebrated paintings 

 by early American artists, a first step toward setting up in the 

 National Gallery a section devoted to the advancement and pres- 

 ervation of American art. The Board also accepted two fountain 

 groups by Pierre Legros and Jean Baptiste Tubi, done in 1672 on 

 orders of Louis XIV, one of which will be placed in each of the 

 garden courts of the Gallery. Such work of repair and restora- 

 tion of paintings as has been found necessary was done in New York 

 by Stephen Pichetto, Consultant Kestorer to the Gallery. A Pub- 

 lications Fund was established for the purpose of publishing cata- 



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