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Watkins, John Elfreth 1852-

Naturalist; born in Ben Lomond, Va., May 17, 1852; graduated at Lafayette College in 1871; curator of the United States National Museum in 1887-92; became superintendent and curator of the technological collections in the Museum in 1895. He is the author of History of the Pennsylvania Railroad in 1846-96; The evolution of the Railway passenger car, etc.

Harper and Brothers Publishers. . New York. 1902.

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