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William Temple Hornaday
Saving America's Bison

Wilson A. Bentley
Pioneering
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Two bison in a paddock in the South Yard behind the Smithsonian Institution Building. They were acquired in 1886 by the Department of Living Animals, which eventually became the National Zoological Park. This photograph predates the founding of the zoo, which was established by Act of Congress in 1889.
	Profile of a bison at the National Zoological Park in front of the Buffalo Barn. This structure, completed in 1891, was the first building at the zoo. A caption for the photo reads, "The model for the ten dollar bill."
Bison ranging at the National Zoological Park soon after completion of the first building, a house for bison and elk. In the background an elk in his yard is visible, c. 1890s.
	A group of school children viewing the first bison at the National Zoological Park in 1899. Photograph by Frances Benjamin Johnston.

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