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Corcoran Gallery of Art, by Unknown, 1985, Smithsonian Archives - History Div, SIA2011-1137or 95-1208.
Saturday, July 18, 1896

Paintings, engravings, and other art works, deposited in the Corcoran Gallery of Art after the 1865 fire in the Smithsonian Castle, are returned to the Smithsonian Institution at the request of the Board of Regents.