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The Freer Gallery of Art opens to the public. For the opening week, the Smithsonian issues 3,300 invitations and 32,648 people visit between May 9 and June 30. Built to house the extensive private Asian art collection of millionaire Charles Lang Freer, the museum is the first at the Smithsonian dedicated exclusively to fine arts collections. More - https://siarchives.si.edu/collections/siris_sic_231.
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Wednesday, May 2, 1923
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An aerial view of the north and east sides fronts of the Freer Gallery of Art shows construction debris on the ground. Smithsonian Institution Archives, Collection 02-082, Box 2, Folder Photographs, Exterior - North Front.