An exhibition was cut short by lack of funds, however, and most of the negatives have since succumbed to water damage or inadequate care.
他本想為配合林家整建，順便做一次展覽，以喚起大眾對民間古蹟的重視，卻又因縣府經費拮据，整修停擺而作罷。事隔多年，這些底片經過雨水浸漬與保管不慎，大部分已散失殆盡，以致未能重現當年的風光，成為另一件「未完成的展覽」的憾事。