Antelope


 * Welcome to the National Zoo, Antelope.**



Apparently, a lot of the animals in Yellowstone National Park are being shipped East. They're being shipped to the National Zoo in Washington D.C. The purpose? "for the advancement of science and the instruction and recreation of the people."
 * Introduction...**

On April 30, 1890, an act was passed that put the zoo under the dominion of the Smithsonian Institution. It allowed them them to administer the park, bring in animals and specimens they wanted.
 * The founding and founders off the Zoo**

( Above) The world's largest museum complex, the Smithsonian Institution has an impressive medical sciences collection. It dates from 1876.

The zoo itself was founded in 1889 for and its mission was to provide "leadership in animal care, science, education, sustainability, and visitor experience." It was constructed to be a refuge for wildlife, since it was becoming clear that many species populations like bison or elk (which lived close to me in Lamar Valley) were decreasing at an alarming rate. The zoo was created by an act of Congress in 1889. Three men: Frederick Law Olmsted, Samuel Langley, and William Temple Hornaday were the leaders in planning and designing the zoo. .



Frederick Law Olmsted, the most well-known landscape architect at the time, was the creator and designer of the fairgrounds of the World's Columbian Exposition. This fair took place in 1893, which was exactly when I was transported to the zoo. This fair was unarguably the most prominent accomplishment of the decade, perhaps all of the Gilded Age. Commercial and economic interests were some of the main reasons This era had an enormous effect on American arts and architecture. It raised much revenue for Chicago and the country, within days of opening.
 * Background of the 1890's (when I was relocated to the zoo)**


 * The White City**- this picture above shows the magnificent architectural accomplishment the World's Fair was, as well as reflects the grandeur and economic prosperity that would come to define the "age."

fields like technology and industry. It also served as a message to all the other countries that America was becoming powerful and successful. It could be sensed that America wsa developing more and more into an imperial power; and that would come true towards the end of the 1890's.
 * The Ferris Wheel-** The picture below shows the ferris wheel. It was a huge mechanical and technological feat, and is also a symbol of the era's rapid advancement in