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Term: District of Columbia

Description

Federal district coextensive with city of Washington; US was first nation to plan a capital exclusively for seat of government; originally was a 10-mile square in Maryland & Virginia, on both banks of Potomac river; Virginia reclaimed its land in 1846.

Objects

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azimuth instrument
circa 1942
Hinman-type collating machine
1954
portfolio of psycho-acoustic diagrams and photos
April 1943
microfilm of <i>Akustische Zeitschrift</i>, vol. 7, nos. 1 and 3
dated 1942
intelligence test for children
1941

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American Institute of Biological Science

founded 1947
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National Electrical Machine Shops, Inc.

1937 - 1951
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Pentagon Products Company

fl. 1954
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Emile Berliner

1851 - 1929
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Columbia Phonograph Company

1891 - 1921

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