Library Installed in West Wing, SIB
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PrintDuring 1850 a reading room is installed in the West Wing of the Smithsonian Building, also known as the Castle, and the adjoining "connecting range." The records show 16,000 annual visitors to the reading room. The total annual expenditure for library furniture and fixtures is $545.80.
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Annual Report of the Smithsonian Institution for the year 1850, p. 30-31, 60
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1850