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Page 213
... objects illustrated in the following paper are merely those of one class , shown at the Centennial Exhibition , in Philadelphia , 1876 . The paper , therefore , makes no pretense to completeness , as the weap- ons shown in the various ...
... objects illustrated in the following paper are merely those of one class , shown at the Centennial Exhibition , in Philadelphia , 1876 . The paper , therefore , makes no pretense to completeness , as the weap- ons shown in the various ...
Page 299
... objects of ethnography and art , furniture , and curiosities , thrown together pell - mell . But these rareties were obtained mainly from accidental finds , and not from careful explorations . They were prin- cipally objects of gold and ...
... objects of ethnography and art , furniture , and curiosities , thrown together pell - mell . But these rareties were obtained mainly from accidental finds , and not from careful explorations . They were prin- cipally objects of gold and ...
Page 301
... objects to visitors . Later , when the accessions to the museum and the number of visitors no longer permitted giving oral instruction to all , the directors published guide - books in several languages . 2. To publish in the journals ...
... objects to visitors . Later , when the accessions to the museum and the number of visitors no longer permitted giving oral instruction to all , the directors published guide - books in several languages . 2. To publish in the journals ...
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Resolution of Congress to print extra copies of the report | 11 |
selected of interest to collaborators and correspondents of the Institu | 14 |
Laboratory | 17 |
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