ADDITIONS TO THE ART COLLECTIONS.

Oil portrait of Rev. Dr. William Salter, painted by Louis Mayer, Milwaukee, Wis. Citizens of Burlington, Iowa. Presented.

Oil portrait of Hon. Philip M. Crapo, of Burlington, Iowa, painted by Louis Mayer. Presented.

Oil portraits of Rev. Peter T. Russell of Des Moines, and his wife, Mrs. A. S. Russell, painted by B. F. Witmer. Loaned by Mrs. Florence Russell. Oil portrait of Hon. Robert S. Finkbine of Des Moines, painted by Charles A. Cumming. Presented by his family.

Oil portrait of Hon. P. M. Casady of Des Moines, painted by Charles A. Cumming. Loaned by Simon Casady.

Oil portrait of Major Hoyt Sherman, painted by G. D. M. Peixotto. Presented by Major Sherman.

Oil portrait of the late Judge Austin Adams of Dubuque. Presented by his children. This is soon to be followed by a similar portrait of the late Mrs. Judge Adams.

Oil portrait of Senator James Harlan, painted by Constantino Brumidi of Washington, D. C. 1865. State of Iowa. Purchased.

Oil portrait of Mrs. Harriet S. E. Ankeny. Painted by A. J. Uhl. Loaned by Miss Harriet Louisa Ankeny.

Oil portrait of Hon. Francis Springer, president of the Iowa Constitutional Convention of 1857. Painted by Louis Mayer of Milwaukee. Presented by his children.

Oil portrait of the late Prof. Charles Wachsmuth, paleontologist, of Burlington, Iowa. Painted by Felix Schurig. Presented by Mrs. Wachsmuth.

Miniature portrait on ivory of Dr. Edwin James, explorer, naturalist and United States Army surgeon. He discovered Pike's Peak and was the first white man who climbed to the top. Loaned by a relative of the family.

Original daguerreotype of Keokuk, chief of the Sacs and Foxes, taken in St. Louis in 1840. Presented by Hon. Joseph Boyce of St. Louis at the request of Col. Pierre Chouteau.

Crayon portrait of Judge John A. Gray, of the 5th judicial district of Iowa, 1860. Presented by Mrs. Gray.

Crayon portrait of John B. Saylor, a pioneer settler of Polk county, Iowa. Presented by his son, T. J. Saylor of Des Moines.

Crayon portrait of E. R. Clapp of Des Moines. Presented by Mr. and Mrs. Clapp.

Crayon portrait of Mrs. Sarah A. Young-"Aunt Becky Young"-distinguished nurse in the civil war. Presented by the Sanitary Commission, Des Moines.

Crayon portrait of Gen. A. K. Eaton, distinguished Iowa pioneer. Presented by his son, W. L. Eaton.

Crayon portrait of Capt. Franklin A. Stratton, Captain of the company which went from Fort Dodge, Iowa, into the 11th Pennsylvania Cavalry. He rose to the rank of colonel, and upon his muster-out in 1865 received the brevet of Brigadier-General.

Crayon portrait of Lt. James Horton, 11th Pennsylvania Cavalry. Enlisted from Fort Dodge, Iowa.

Silhouette portrait. Loaned by Miss Harriet Ankeny, Des Moines,

Iowa.

Large photograph of the late Gen. Ed Wright. Presented by his family.

Large photograph of Hon. Henry Sabin, ex-State Superintendent of Public Instruction.

Photographs in one large frame of the Iowa State Senate of 1902. Presented by F. W. Webster of Des Moines, Iowa.

Photographs in one large frame of the Iowa House of Representatives of 1902. Presented by F. W. Webster, Des Moines, Iowa.

Photogravures of the silver service presented by the State of Iowa to the Battleship Iowa.

Cast from the head and shoulders of the figure of "Fame" on the Iowa Soldiers' Monument on the battlefield of Shiloh. Presented by F. E.

Triebel, the sculptor.

Marble portrait bust of Senator C. J. A. Ericson, of the Boone-Story district. From the studio of Messrs. Pugi Brothers, Florence, Italy. Lithograph of the city of Lyons, Iowa, 1858. Presented by Hon. F.

W. Lehmann, St. Louis, Mo.

A sketch of the defensive works at Estherville, Iowa, in 1863. Presented by Capt. W. H. Ingham, Algona, Iowa.

Four Chinese scrolls. These objects are a combination of cloth (raw silk) and paper, about 4x7 feet square. Two of these scrolls were painted and decorated by the Emperor of China, and the other two by the Dowager Empress-work of their own hands. Procured and transmitted to the Historical Department of Iowa by the Honorable Edwin H. Conger, United States Minister to China.

Erected at Sioux City, Iowa, and dedicated May 30, 1901, in commemoration of the acquisition of Louisiana, and in honor of the first explorers and pio

BRONZE AND SILVER MEDALS.

The George E. Roberts collection consists of 81 Bronze Medals, in duplicate, or 162 in all. They embrace the following series: 23 Presidential Medals, from John Adams to William McKinley; 25 issued to army officers for acts of bravery or other meritorious services; 19 issued to United States naval officers; 14 which are classified as a miscellaneous series. These medals were struck in gold or silver when first ordered by Congress. Copies are now made in bronze from the same dies for museum and exhibition purposes. This set was kindly presented to the Historical Department by Hon. George E. Roberts, Director of the United States Mint.

Bronze paper weight in the form of a medal issued by the Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Railroad Company.

Twenty-seven silver medals. These were issued by the government at Washington and were given to the Indian Chiefs in the west-twelve of them being known as "Peace Medals." They were distributed upon the occasions of making treaties, and also given to friendly chiefs by the commanders of exploring expeditions. Presented by Charles P. Birge, Keokuk, Iowa.

U. S. Grant Medal, in white metal, and an ancient coin. Presented by J. J. Hoffman, Murray, Iowa.

PAPER MONEY.

A complete set of postage currency and a nearly complete set of fractional currency of the United States, issued during the civil war. The whole framed and glazed. Loaned by Mr. Simon Casady of Des Moines, Iowa.

Confederate 50-cent bill. Presented by L. C. St. John of Ames, Iowa. $5 and $10 bills on the Bank of Richmond, Va., and a $5 bill on the Chatfield Bank of Minnesota. Presented by M. A. Latham of Searsborough, Iowa.

COINS.

Danish skilling of 1885. Presented by Lola Callender of Des Moines. Brazillian shilling. Presented by W. H. Bicknell of Des Moines. Unidentified copper coin. Presented by Clair Boice, Des Moines, Iowa. Unidentified copper coin. Presented by Clyde Higgins, of Spring Hill,

Iowa.

Unidentified Australian copper cain. Presented by J. W. Taylor of Des

Moines.

Chinese coin.

Presented by Joseph Holloway of Los Angeles, Cal. Three new United States postage stamps, not yet in use. Presented by Hon. Lafayette Young, Des Moines.