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Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History

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Imagining Bison

Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History · Washington, D.C., United States · 21 May 2026 to 31 Aug 2027

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Small display of rare books, prints and archival objects from the Smithsonian Libraries and Archives tracing artistic depictions of bison, including an 1888 commissioned portrait and a 1901 ten-dollar 'buffalo' banknote.

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