32 



REPORT OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1884. 



(d) Visitors. 



During the year the number of visitors to the Museum building has 

 been 195,322, and to the Smithsonian building 91,130. The total num- 

 ber of visitors may, therefore, confidently be placed at considerably 

 more than 200,000. 



It maj 7 be noted that the interest of visitors in the collections appears 

 to be increasing in full proportion to the progress which has been made 

 in affixing descriptive labels. 



The doorkeepers still continue the use of the automatic registers, 

 which are proving much more satisfactory than the turnstile system 

 usually employed in museums and exhibitions. The result of their 

 record is given below in tabulated form. 



Number of visitors to the Museum building for 1884. 



Month. 



January ... 

 February.. 



March 



April 



May 



. I line. 



July 



August 



September. 

 October . .. 

 November . 

 December . 



Total 



Number of 

 visitors. 



15,114 

 21, 215 



20, 832 



21, 527 

 25, 484 



11, 947 

 13, 671 

 17, 698 

 13, 263 



12, 456 

 10,515 

 11, 600 



195, 322 



Number 

 registered. 



2,207 

 3, 321 

 2,938 

 3,092 

 3,716 

 1,486 

 1,516 

 1,838 

 1,645 

 1*520 

 1,223 

 1,380 



25, 882 



Number of visitors to Smithsonian building, 1884. 



Month. 



January . .. 

 February. . 



March 



April 



May 



•J une 



.Inly 



August 



September. 

 October.... 

 .\ ovember . 



December . 



Total 



Number of 

 visitors 



7, 007 

 8,781 

 7,743 

 8,012 



10, 319 

 6, 379 

 6,392 



10, 883 

 6, 945 

 7,116 

 5,310 

 6,243 



91,130 



Number 

 registered. 



1, 029 



1, 353 



1,193 



t, 243 



2,098 



1,024 



997 



1, 442 



1,072 



796 



702 



930 



13, 879 



Number of visitors to United States National Museum and Smithsonian Institution for 



1882, 1883, and 1884. 



Tear. 



Museum 

 building. 



Smithsonian 

 building. 



1881 . . . 









*150,000 

 t!67,455 

 202, 188 

 195,322 





]882 



1 52, 744 



1883. 









104, 823 



1884 ... 









91, 130 













' Estimated <>n basks of register. 



i Estimated ou basis of attendance from February 8 to December 31. 



