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a time was in charge of the zoological garden. In 1873 began his 

 connection wdth the National Museum, in which for a considerable 

 period he was the only skilled preparator on the staff. His versa- 

 tility and thorough knowledge of methods made him equally pro- 

 ficient in modeUng, casting, taxidermy, and osteology, and the col- 

 oring of reproductions, and he was especially skillful in the building 

 of animal and Indian lay-figure groups. In consequence, his serv- 

 ices were largely availed of in the preparation and installation of 

 exhibits for the international expositions in which the Museum 

 participated, beginning with the Centennial Exlaibition of 1876. 

 Dining his later years his work was with the department of anthro- 

 pology. 



