Annual Report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian InstitutionThe Institution, 1881 |
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... collections , which have been so long stored in the Armory building , and which it is ex- pected will soon be transferred ... collection . In this statement is not included the large number of volumes received under the arrangement for ...
... collections , which have been so long stored in the Armory building , and which it is ex- pected will soon be transferred ... collection . In this statement is not included the large number of volumes received under the arrangement for ...
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... collections made . The chief results of the expedition may be here briefly summarized . 1. The collection of statistics of the various fisheries along the coast . 2. The discovery of about 50 species new to science on our Pacific coast ...
... collections made . The chief results of the expedition may be here briefly summarized . 1. The collection of statistics of the various fisheries along the coast . 2. The discovery of about 50 species new to science on our Pacific coast ...
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... collections . While Mr. Dall devoted his leisure more particularly to the dredging for invertebrates and bar- tering for native implements and ornaments , he also contributed largely to the collection of fish and other marine ...
... collections . While Mr. Dall devoted his leisure more particularly to the dredging for invertebrates and bar- tering for native implements and ornaments , he also contributed largely to the collection of fish and other marine ...
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... collection . Mr. Dall was fortunate in procuring a perfect skin and skeleton of the banded seal ( Histriophoca ... collections of implements of bone , ivory , stone , wood , copper , & c . , were made , some of the Eskimo north of the ...
... collection . Mr. Dall was fortunate in procuring a perfect skin and skeleton of the banded seal ( Histriophoca ... collections of implements of bone , ivory , stone , wood , copper , & c . , were made , some of the Eskimo north of the ...
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... Collection of the United States National Museum , in charge of the Smithsonian Institution . Washington , D. C. By Charles Rau . Published August , 1876. 4to . , 118 pp . 340 wood - cuts . 4th . The Palenque Tablet in the United States ...
... Collection of the United States National Museum , in charge of the Smithsonian Institution . Washington , D. C. By Charles Rau . Published August , 1876. 4to . , 118 pp . 340 wood - cuts . 4th . The Palenque Tablet in the United States ...
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