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Subject:
Ghoulishness/ John Dillinger/Avengers
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Allan Janus <[log in to unmask]>
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Date:
Mon, 25 Jul 1994 13:30:04 EDT
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The Army Medical Museum was located on the Mall next to the Arts & Industries
Bldg. It was demolished c.1970 to make way for the Hirshorn Gallery. Yes, the
AMM would have been the likely custodian of Dillinger's tackle, and I always
thought that was the reason the Smithsonian got the credit for having it. But
why Dillinger? AMM also had some bits of John Wilkes Booth - perhaps the body
part is the only constant in the legend, and the malefactor changes to suit
the temper of the times. Oh lord, I feel a paper coming on...
 
Allan Janus
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