An account of the Smithsonian Institution, its founder, building, operations, etc. : prepared from the reports of Prof. Henry to the regents, and other authentic sources (1859)
Rhees, William Jones, 1830-1907 · Washington : Thomas McGill, printer · leaf 29
21 THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION … LABORATORY OF NATURAL HISTORY It should be understood that the Smithsonian Institution does not enter upon grounds already occupied, and therefore it is not an object to collect specimens promiscuously, or those usually found in other museums. Hence the collection of this Institution is not…
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