New Collections from Government Expeditions
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PrintDuring 1857, the collection of specimens in the museum is added to by ten government expeditions and six private exploration parties.
United States National Museum
Chronology of Smithsonian History
Annual Report of the Smithsonian Institution for the year 1857, p. 34
Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu
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