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August 2001

Smithsonian magazine delivers trusted and incisive reporting on history, science, nature, culture and travel.

Features

Stuart's Lansdowne portrait of George Washington
Smithsonian Zoo front entrance

Camping at the Zoo

Popular "snore and roar" sleepovers give visitors an up close nighttime adventure with animals

Meet Me at the Automat

Horn & Hardart gave big city Americans a taste of good fast food in its chrome-and-glass restaurants

Verbal Shorthand

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