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RKPORT <»K NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1905. 



by 149,380 persons, 5,392 more than the previous year, the daily 



average being 477. 



The following tables show the attendance by months during the 

 past year and for each year since 1881 : 



Number of visitors during tin fiscal year 190J.-5. 



Yea r and month. 



1904. 

 July 



August - 



September. . . - - 



October 



November 



I >eeember - - 



1905. 

 January 



February 



March 



April 



May 



June 



Total 



Average daily attendance 



Museum 

 building. 



14,716 

 21,473 

 22, 553 

 19,601 

 14,268 

 13,211 



10,699 



12,273 

 49,100 

 26,1174 

 17,947 

 14,006 



235,921 



753 



Smithsonian 

 building. 



9,174 



14,025 

 14,114 

 12,741 

 8,881 

 7,680 



6,308 

 7,175 

 31,681 

 16,087 

 11,611 

 9, 243 



149,380 

 477 



Number of visitors to the Museum and Smithsonian buildings since the opening of the former 



in 1881. 



Year. 



Museum 

 building. 



Smithsonian 

 building. 



a Years of Presidential inaugurations. 



