Director's Annual Report. 23 
Much photographic work has been done during the year, 
putting our excellent facilities for that purpose to their full use 
by Mr. Dean H. Lake, assistant to the Director. His skill and 
good taste have done much not only for the illustration of the 
publications, but also for permanent illustrations for the Museum: 
his skill in coloring has also proved useful. 
Mr. Thompson has added many fine specimens both to the 
collection of fish and also to the fruits. Our collection of eels, 
already large, was increased by nearly a dozen, and a number of 
sharks of the more uncommon species was captured and cast. 
Nearly eighty casts have been finished. 
Mr. Reynolds has not only erected the rack work for the steel 
storage cases, but has made many racks or stands for specimens, 
frames for labels, notices and herbarium specimens, and has 
altered a number of cases to such an extent that they were really 
made over; he has also attended to the occasional repairs needed 
on our extensive buildings. 
Now that the department of Exhibition has been separated 
from the general work of the staff, I cannot do better than quote 
the report to me of our very efficient Superintendent of Exhibitions, 
Mrs. Helen M. Helvie: 
‘“The attendance of visitors to the Museum kept up very well 
during the summer, but fell away during the closing months of 
the year, partly on account of the withdrawal of the Pacific Mail 
steamers, and partly because many of the remaining steamers 
entered port on Wednesday when the Museum is closed to the 
public. Much satisfaction has been expressed by many appre- 
ciative tourists at the great number and variety of the exhibits, 
and general satisfaction has been expressed by all visitors at the 
opening of the second gallery of Hawaiian Hall, which event 
occurred October 1st. The number of visitors from Honolulu 
and the outlying districts, and from the other islands has been 
very good. 
‘‘During the year twenty-five classes from the Oahu schools 
visited the Museum, representing 685 persons. The interest of 
the school children in the exhibits is very gratifying, and the 
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