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stricted—Ist, to those made by the United States Exploring Ex: 
ap eies the care of which has been imposed on the Institution 
y Congress; 2nd, a limited museum of type specimens, princr 
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(8) A Gallery of Art; but the absurbity of imposing upo2 
ional Gal- 
lery is so evident, that the collections in this respect have 
to so i 
very few pictures they could not refuse the charge of. 
In the active operations of the Institution the knowledge they 
_ called upon to promote has been divided, as in the grea 
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and oe vehi es of Know the interchange of publica ; , 
theo fe*tnetpal publications of the Institution are in two serie 
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