National Museum of American History
During World War I, the U.S. Army needed to sort out the thousands of recruits arriving at training camps. Psychologists claimed that their young science offered an objective, efficient way to classify men, weeding out the mentally unfit.
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Plan Your Visit National Museum of African American History and Culture
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Smithsonian National Museum of American History
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Smithsonian National Museum of American History Renovation by SOM - Skidmore, Owings & Merrill
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National Museum of Natural History, History, Collections, Washington, D.C., Smithsonian, & Facts
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Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture Reviews
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Grand opening of National Museum of African American History and Culture - Announcements - e-flux
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National Museum of African American History & Culture, Washington, DC, USA
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Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture / Freelon Adjaye Bond/SmithGroup
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Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture / Freelon Adjaye Bond/SmithGroup
Museums of the World: Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History - RTF