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March 17, 1910

Exterior view of the south side of the National Museum of Natural History, from The Mall from the southwest. A horse and carriage are visible near the entrance

Although not yet completed, the new U.S. National Museum Building, now the National Museum of Natural History, opens to the public.

Courtesy of Smithsonian Institution Archives

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