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addition  to  the  special  features  upon  which  he  has  been  engaged, 
placed  on  exhibition  thirty-two  specimens  of  individuals  for  the  sys- 
tematic collections  in  Halls  19  and  20.  The  large  shell  collection 
has  been  entirely  worked  over  by  the  Assistant  Curator  in  the  Depart- 
ment of  Zoology,  and  special  paper  block  labels  have  been  substi- 
tuted for  the  old  ones,  and  the  value  of  the  collection,  for  whatever 
purpose  it  may  be  considered,  greatly  enhanced. 
Photography,  Illustration  and  Printing. — These  divisions  have 
had  a  busy  year,  and  both  in  the  quantity  and  quality  of  work  exe- 
cuted, have  made  an  excellent  record.  The  addition  of  microscopic 
appurtenances  in  the  Division  of  Photography  has  permitted  a  new 
and  important  line  of  work  to  be  entered  upon,  while  the  provision 
of  new  type  and  other  facilities  have  brought  the  printing  office  up  to 
a  standard  of  considerable  proficiency.  Following  is  a  statement  of 
the  work  performed  by  the  photographer  : 
Lantern  Develop-  Enlarge- 
Negatives.  Prints.  Slides.      ments.  ments. 
Department  A,  .    .    ...    .     134  128  148  271 
Department  B,                            3  86  6  2 
Department  G,  52  65  86         34  10 
Department  Z,  718  691  78 
Publications,  32-60 
Lectures,  .......      18  . .  25 
For  Distribution,    ....        7  45 
Expeditions,    ...     .     .    .  184 
Totals,  1,148  1,075  343       3°7  i° 
The  printer  reports  the  number  of  label  forms  and  other  impres- 
sions are  as  follows  : 
Other 
Labels.  Impressions. 
Anthropology,   1,821  5,665 
Botany,  312  22,100 
Geology,   2,239   
Library,   7»°°5 
Zoology,  2,662  5,050 
Director's  Office,   794  60,463 
Several  of  these  jobs  were  unusually  large  and  required  a  great 
amount  of  time  and  labor.  In  addition  the  mailing  list  has  been 
attended  to. 
Attendance. — The  increase  in  the  attendance  must  be  considered 
gratifying;  the  figures  showing  an  increase  of  43,595  over  l899  m  tne 
total  attendance  for  the  year.    The  visit  of  the  members  of  the  Grand 
