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View a short history of the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C.
An overview of the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C., from the documentary...
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Discussing the artifacts at the Smithsonian National Museum of American History
A discussion of the artifacts in the National Museum of American History, one of...
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The Smithsonian Institution's first building, known as the Castle, was completed...
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Smithsonian Institution, 1849.
Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
Hope diamond
The Hope diamond; in the Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.
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Edmonia Lewis: Hagar
Hagar, marble sculpture by Edmonia Lewis, 1875; in the Smithsonian American...
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, D.C./Art Resource, New York
Joseph Henry Sharp: Making Sweet Grass Medicine, Blackfoot Ceremony
Making Sweet Grass Medicine, Blackfoot Ceremony, oil on canvas by Joseph...
Photograph by pohick2. Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, D.C., bequest of Victor Justice Evans, 1985.66.362,160
Benjamin West: Helen Brought to Paris
Helen Brought to Paris, oil on canvas by Benjamin West, 1776; in the Smithsonian...
Photograph by pohick2. Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, D.C., Museum purchase, 1969.33
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Main building of the Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.; designed by James...
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National Museum of the American Indian in Washington, D.C.
The Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of the American Indian in Washington,...
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