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Why is the last roll of film numbered 2,668, but there are only 2,667 rolls of film?

April 26, 2017Film numbered roll rolls

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Why is the last roll of film numbered 2,668, but there are only 2,667 rolls of film?

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When the Bureau of the Census numbered the rolls of microfilm, they skipped from roll 1601 to 1603. There is no roll 1602. Rolls 1601 and 1603 include Queens, New York. NARA staff verified that every enumeration district for Queens was microfilmed.