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beautiful, not onh^ for the excellence of their composition, but 

 for their clearness. They show views of the Zoological Park 

 buildings and grounds, and many pictures of the animals which 

 draw hundreds of thousands of people into the Bronx every 

 year." 



In addition to the volume of publication and publicity work, 

 500 negatives of the collections of the Park and Aquarium were 

 made, and 4,055 prints, classified as follows : 



Special purposes 478 



Park Albums and for sale 3,237 



Foreign orders 340 



An extensive series of motion pictures of nearly all the im- 

 portant groups of mammals, birds and reptiles was obtained, 

 illustrating striking habits and animal characteristics not often 

 seen by the every-day visitor. Numerous requests to see these 

 pictures have been received, and it is believed that through them 

 the work of the Park and its wonderful collections will be 

 brought to the notice of the many people who are not already 

 familiar with it. 



CONTRACT WORK IN GROUND IMPROVEMENTS 



Conducted under the direction of the Park Department of the Borough of the 



Bronx. Martin Schenck, Chief Engineer; W. P. Hennessy, 



Assistant Engineer. 



Only one incomplete contract existed at the beginning of 

 1909. During the spring of that year, however, one building 

 was begun. 



The Administration Building. — This structure, long needed 

 by the Zoological Society for the transaction of its business in 

 the Park, was undertaken late in 1908, under a contract with 

 John V. Schaefer, Jr., at $73,328. Its location is on the north- 

 eastern quarter of Baird Court, overlooking the Concourse and 

 Lake Agassiz. Work on this building was vigorously prosecut- 

 ed throughout the summer by all the sub-contractors save the one 

 responsible for the iron-work. That one greatly delayed the 

 whole building, and instead of the finish expected in November, 

 1909, that event was delayed until the end of February, 1910. 



The Administration Building represents the first and the 

 only recognition that the members of the Zoological Society have 

 yet received from the City in the Park. Heretofore there has 

 been no meeting-place for members, or even for officers, save in 

 the Director's office, and the need of a proper official headquar- 



