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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.)

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, [email protected]

Category

Chronology of Smithsonian History

Date

1896

Topic

  • Animals
  • Controversies
  • Dogs
  • Exhibit openings
  • Exhibitions

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