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Bronze Bust of John Wesley Powell

Bronze Bust of John Wesley Powell
This bronze bust of John Wesley Powell was made by U.S.J. Dunbar Sr. It is mounted on a marble base and is signed in Verso, June 1894, and is inscribed, "Solider, Teacher, Explorer, Geologist, Conservationist, Ethnologist, and Director of the USGS 1881-1894".

 

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