Old Patent Office Building Re-opens in DC
Thousands swarmed the reopening of the Old Patent Office Building on July 1, 2006 to see what 6 1/2 years of remodeling had wrought. The newly outfitted Donald W. Reynolds Center for American Art and Portraiture combines the Smithsonian's American Art Museum and the National Portrait Gallery, which together offer more than 5,000 artworks over three floors.
Dancers pranced next to the ballroom where Lincoln once danced, and actors reenacted some of the historical American figures whose painted faces decorate the walls.
[from the Washington Post]
As most patent aficionados know, Abraham Lincoln is the only US President to obtain a US Patent. Lincoln is probably the only US President to obtain a "doctor of laws" degree from the College of New Jersey.
Dancers pranced next to the ballroom where Lincoln once danced, and actors reenacted some of the historical American figures whose painted faces decorate the walls.
[from the Washington Post]
As most patent aficionados know, Abraham Lincoln is the only US President to obtain a US Patent. Lincoln is probably the only US President to obtain a "doctor of laws" degree from the College of New Jersey.
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