USNM CURATORS ANNUAL REPORTS -- Department of Oriental Antiquities: Annual Report, 1894-95

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If you were to visit the Smithsonian’s United States National Museum in 1894, what would you find? What would the exhibits look like? What would be on display? Get a glimpse into the Smithsonian’s past with this 1894-95 curator’s report from the Department of Oriental Antiquities. In the report, the curator writes about the department’s collections on display. Read more and help transcribe!

Musical instruments, coins, and gems. What do these objects have in common? They were all on display as part of the United States National Museum’s Department of Oriental Antiquities collection! Read more about the department’s work, and what else was on display at the Smithsonian, in this 1894-95 annual curator’s report. Then, join other digital volunteers in transcribing this unique look into the Smithsonian’s past!

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