The Smithsonian : octopus on the Mall /

A history and description of the Smithsonian Institution. "At first mainly a research center for scientific studies, the Smithsonian has developed in many directions and. . . includes museums devoted to air and space, science and technology, nature, and Americana; galleries of the fine arts, includi...

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Main Author:	Hellman, Geoffrey T. (Geoffrey Theodore), 1907-1977
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Philadelphia ; New York : J.B. Lippincott Company, [1967]
Edition:	First edition.
Subjects:	Smithsonian Institution.
Summary:	A history and description of the Smithsonian Institution. "At first mainly a research center for scientific studies, the Smithsonian has developed in many directions and. . . includes museums devoted to air and space, science and technology, nature, and Americana; galleries of the fine arts, including the National Portrait Gallery and the Freer Collection; a zoo; various laboratories and observatories. ... [Attention] is given to the various directors of the Smithsonian."