This narrative provides historical background and a comprehensive description of the main contents in the Smithsonian Institution's United States National Museum (now known as the Arts and Industries ...
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The Act of Congress of August 10, 1846, establishing the Smithsonian Institution, empowered the Board of Regents to receive, either through donations or exchanges, new specimens for the museum of the ...