36 ANNUAL REPORT SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, 1959 
tion, farm machinery, elevators, and mills, with a view to the possible 
acquisition of materials for exhibit in new Smithsonian halls. 
Primarily to study models of ships, Howard I. Chapelle, curator 
of transportation, visited various institutions and individuals in New 
England, New York, and Virginia. He made arrangements for 
photographing ships and investigating some builder’s models. Of 
particular value was a visit to the Mariners’ Museum at Warwick, Va., 
where plans are available for several ships built in the late 18th cen- 
tury. Mr. Chapelle’s most extensive trip took him to Rome, Paris, 
and London between April 3 and 18, 1959. In Rome he attended the 
International Fishing Boat Congress and delivered a paper on hull 
form. He inspected fishing fleets and shipyards near Rome and also 
saw models of fishing boats built around 100 B.C. By visiting mu- 
seums in Paris and London, Mr. Chapelle acquired some very useful 
information in reference to details of the planned Smithsonian Trans- 
portation Hall. 
Kenneth M. Perry, associate curator of transportation, made several 
trips through the Eastern States to acquire models of ships and to ex- 
amine other models that are being built for the Smithsonian Insti- 
tution. His visits took him to many museums and shipyards. At the 
Mariners’ Museum at Warwick, Va., Mr. Perry examined a card file 
of prints and paintings in the collection and recorded those pertaining 
to clipper ships, pilot boats, and Hudson River steamers with their 
descriptions. 
John H. White, assistant curator of transportation, traveled to mu- 
seums and other institutions in the eastern United States to acquaint 
himself with materials pertaining to land transportation. He dis- 
cussed problems of model making with staff members of various insti- 
tutions, with particular emphasis on various railroad and street rail- 
way collections. 
In July 1958 E. C. Kendall, associate curator of agriculture and 
wood products, spent a few days in New York visiting museums and 
examining exhibits especially relating to forestry and agriculture. 
A valuable trip was made to Waynesboro, Pa., on December 4, 1958, 
to examine the 1877 steam engine owned by the Frick Co., of particu- 
lar interest since practically all the farm steam engines now available 
date from the early 1900’s. Mr. Kendall also accompanied Mr. Vogel 
on a trip to the vicinity of Wilmington, Del., on March 24,1959. At 
Chadds Ford they visited an old mill now owned by Andrew Wyeth 
and examined the equipment and machinery. The mill dates from 
1762 and was enlarged in the late 18th century by adding another 
story; it was in operation until 1950. Some machinery of the type 
in this mill would be useful in the new Agriculture Hall to illustrate 
early processes relating to flour milling. Between March 27 and 
