Facsimle of the Act to Establish Smithsonian Institution

Facsimle of the Act to Establish Smithsonian Institution

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Facsimle of the Act to Establish Smithsonian Institution

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United States. Congress

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 7098, Oversize

An Act to Establish the Smithsonian Institution, signed into law by President James K. Polk on August 10, 1846, created the Institution specified in James Smithson's bequest.

Original document in the National Archives and Record Administration.

The accompanying PDF is a transcript of this document.

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Number of Images: 1 ; Color: Black and White ; Size: 8w x 10h ; Type of Image: Document ; Medium: Photographic print

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96-1652 through 96-1660

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Smithson, James, 1765-1829.

Polk, James K. (James Knox), 1795-1849

United States. Congress

United States. President

Photographic print

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