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tion ; and these have been united with the former collection and the 

 whole assigned to the division of history and are now appropriately 

 displayed with other mementoes of the great characters and events 

 of American history. The latest accession of Field material includes 

 the following relics: Six gold medals presented to Mr. Field in 

 recognition of his great work in uniting two continents by means 

 of an electric cable. These were awarded respectively by the Con- 

 gress of the United States, the Chamber of Commerce of New 

 York, American Chamber of Commerce of Liverpool, the State of 

 Wisconsin, the Paris Exposition of 1867, and a number of New 

 York friends. All of these medals are beautiful examples of the 

 medallic art and of great intrinsic and historic value. The medal 

 awarded by Congress was contained in an exquisitely designed 

 mother of pearl box with gold decorations. The collection also 

 includes a gold box of exceptionally beautiful design presented to 

 Mr. Field by the City of Xew York; a silver mounted tankard, made 

 of wood from the Charter Oak; an engrossed copy of the Joint 

 Resolution of Congress and an engrossed copy of the Resolutions of 

 the Legislature of Wisconsin presenting the gold medals already 

 mentioned ; an oil portrait of Mr. Field by David Huntington, 1870 : 

 seven large oil paintings by Robert Dudley illustrating episodes 

 <luiing the laying of the cable of 1866; and a series of forty-four 

 water colored drawings by the same artist dealing with the same 

 subjects. 



A worthy collection of military relics owned by Major General 

 John R. Brooke, U. S. Army, including presentation and service 

 swords, pictures, badges of patriotic societies, documents and mis- 

 cellaneous mementoes of his long and eventful military career was 

 received as a gift. A collection of personal mementoes of Miss 

 Susan B. Anthony (1820-1896) and numerous relics illustrating the 

 history of the woman suffrage movement in the United States, 

 1848-1919, including an oil portrait of Miss Anthony by Sarah J. 

 Eddy representing her as receiving the thanks of the coming genera- 

 tion for her services to the cause of woman suffrage, was a gift of the 

 National American Woman Suffrage Association. The military uni- 

 form collection was increased by a large number of foreign uni- 

 forms of the type worn prior to the World War by the armies 

 of many nations, American and European, transfer from the Quar- 

 termaster Corps. There was also received as a loan from the same 

 source a collection of United States uniforms illustrating the types 

 worn in the United States Army, 1776-1909; this collection included 

 also insignia, flags, equipment, pictures, and miscellaneous relics. 



During the year the collection of philatelic material in the care 

 of the division was increased by 5,872 specimens, of which 4,345 were 



