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Submitted by arthurt on Thu, 2017-03-30 14:17

SIA Timeline Parent: 
Smithsonian Timeline
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The Arts and Industries Building (then known as the National Museum Building) opens with its first major event, the Inaugural Ball of President James Garfield. This is the first building built to be the National Museum of the United States. More - https://siarchives.si.edu/history/arts-and-industries-building.
Timeline Event Date: 
Friday, March 4, 1881
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Timeline Event Image Caption: 
Arts and Industries Building, Rendering 1878. Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 95, Box 32, Folder 3, Neg. # SIA2011-1079.