specimens; section of ceramics, 476 specimens; division of 
physical anthropology, 233 specimens; ‘Svinias of American 
archeology, 1,718 specimens; division of 01d World archeo~ 
logy, 119 specimens; division of history, 10,274 specimens; 
historical costumes collections, 82 specimens; division of 
mechanical technology, 182 specimens; division of graphic 
arts, 1,127 specimens, section of photography, 6 specimens. 
There were also received from various sources for examination 
and report 29 lots of specimens, diversified in character and 
impor tance. (Pages 53-54, Report of National Museum,1919) 
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1919 
(From the 1919 Annual Report of the Smithsonian Institution. ) 
The National Gallery of Art 
The National Gallery of Art is fortunate in the ac- 
quirement of art works of exceptional importance during the 
year. Among these the most noteworthy is a gift by Mr. Ralph 
Cros Johnson of 24 paintings, which comprises selections from 
the brushes of 19 of Europe's foremost masters. The Gallery 
is thus more fully assured of a worthy position among the 
galleries of the Nation. The extension of the Gallery's acti- 
vities to wider fields than heretofore is marked by the ac- 
