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Summary

Though the Zoo had dogs on display since 1893, in 1896 a domestic dog collection at the National Zoological Park goes on exhibit and includes various breeds to show the variation within a single species. The exhibit will die out in 1924, following complaints of the barking by neighbors.

Subject

National Zoological Park (U.S.)

Category

Chronology of Smithsonian History

Notes

Mergen, Alexa. From Bison to Biopark: 100 Years of the National Zoo. Washington, D.C.: Friends of the National Zoo, 1989.

Contact information

Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu

Date

1896

Topic

  • Animals
  • Controversies
  • Dogs
  • Exhibit openings
  • Exhibitions

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