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Intellectual Property: 1924
Submitted by Dave on Mon, 10/21/2024 - 1:25pm.
Washington, D.C., circa 1924. "U.S. Patent Office Building, Ninth and F Streets N.W." Now the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery. 8x10 glass negative by Harris & Ewing. View full size.
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Submitted by WoodsideParkBob on Mon, 10/21/2024 - 4:13pm.
The Patent Office building not only houses the National Portrait Gallery, it also houses the Smithsonian American Art Museum (SAAM). Like all the Smithsonian museums, both have free entry.
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Submitted by rhhardin on Mon, 10/21/2024 - 2:06pm.
I have a half dozen patents and don't understand any of them.
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