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October 22, 1923

June 18, 1929. "Stimson goat 'Billy the Kid,' National Zoo." An angora from Texas, Billy was a junior member of the goat menagerie belonging to Secretary of State Henry Stimson. National Photo Co. Collection glass negative.

The transfer of deer, wild goats, sheep and cattle to new enclosures near the Connecticut Avenue entrance of the National Zoological Park is completed without incident.


Posted: 22 October 2010
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Alex di Giovanni is primarily responsible for "other duties as assigned" in the Office of Communications and External Affairs. She has been with the Smithsonian since 2006 and plans to be interred in the Smithson crypt.