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July 13
Dog Figure
A member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee people, Goingback Chiltoskey, carved this Dachshund dog figure out of Buckeye wood in 1952. Have you every created an artwork of an animal?
Learn about the Story of a Dog named Owney from the National Postal Museum
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Explore: Other Dog-Related Smithsonian Objects
Explore: Owney the Dog Objects
National Portrait Gallery: American Pet
How Dogs (Eventually) Became Our Best Friends
People and their Pets from the NMAH Photographic History Collection
TweenTribute: Why Does My Dog Howl at Sirens?
Story of the Cherokee Exhibit from the Museum of the Cherokee Indian
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