A fragment of largest shooting star placed in Smithsonian Institution. Washington, D.C., April 4, Antique Print

Drawn from the Library of Congress archive, this print depicts A fragment of largest shooting star placed in Smithsonian Institution. Washington, D.C., April 4. The Library holds one of the most comprehensive collections of American and international historical prints in the world.

Library of Congress record: Created 1939 April 4 Title from unverified caption data received with the Harris & Ewing Collection. Gift; Harris & Ewing, Inc. 1955. General information about the Harris & Ewing Collection is available at A fragment of largest shooting star placed in Smithsonian Institution. Washington, D.C., April 4. This 2,000 pound meteorite, probably a fragment of one of the largest shooting stars which have struck the earth, has been added to the meteorite collection of the Smithsonian Institution. It was found in 1903 near the town of Pearcedale, not far from Melbourne, Australia, the general area of the Cranbourne Meteorite which was discovered in 1854. E.P. Henderson, of.

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