USNM CURATORS ANNUAL REPORTS - Department of Prehistoric Anthropology: Annual Report, 1881

The Smithsonian’s Department of Prehistoric Anthropology entered 516 new specimens into its catalogue over a span of just three months, from October to December of 1881! Among those hundreds of new accessions, what were the curator’s stand-out pieces and what stories did these specimens tell? Find out more with the department’s annual curator’s report and help transcribe this piece of Smithsonian history!