Graphical timeline from Smithson to Smithsonian
From Smithson to Smithsonian
Introduction
Who Was James Smithson?
Sccepting Smithson's Gift
All-American Compromise
The Smithsonian Building
An Institution Emerges
 A National Collection
Smithson's Legacy

Audio: "Smithsonian Polka" (1855)
Performed by Michael Hendron
Smithsonian Polka
Sheet music for "Smithsonian Polka" - cover
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