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Amazing Photograph of the Smithsonian Castle

Published February 19, 2013

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Thank you Shorpy for an amazing photograph. This appears to be a photo we haven’t yet seen.

Smithsonian Castle between 1860 and 1865

Posted in Notable People & Places
and tagged 1860s, Smithsonian Institution

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