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Today in Smithsonian History: July 8, 1976

During her visit to the United States to commemorate the Bicentennial of the American Revolution, Queen Elizabeth II is greeted by Smithsonian Secretary S. Dillon Ripley (1964-1984) and Mrs. Mary L. Ripley and Chief Justice and Mrs. Burger, 8 July 1976. (Photographer unknown, as featured in the Torch, August 1976)

During her visit to the United States to commemorate the Bicentennial of the American Revolution, Queen Elizabeth II is greeted by Smithsonian Secretary S. Dillon Ripley (1964-1984) and Mrs. Mary L. Ripley and Chief Justice and Mrs. Burger, 8 July 1976. (Photographer unknown, as featured in the Torch, August 1976)

July 8, 1976 Queen Elizabeth II of Great Britain arrives at the Smithsonian Institution as part of her six-day official Bicentennial of the American Revolution visit to the United States.

Courtesy of Smithsonian Institution Archives

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