Smithsonian Institute

SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTE Washington, D.C. K-38 Following a bequest in 1829 by Jas. Smithson, an English scientist, this institution was founded "for the increase and diffusion of Knowledge among men". Completed in 1855, it is constructed along the lines of a Norman Castle of the 13th Century. K-2684 CAPITCL SOUVENIR COMPANY, INC., WASHINGTON, 4, D. C. CAPSCO