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Left: Exterior view of the Headquarters Building of the U. S. Meteorological Service of the United States Signal Service. Right: A meteorologist reading a barometer. In: Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, N. Y. , Vol. 50, Supplement, May 1, 1880.
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