Metal silhouettes in the wall niches of the Department of Interior Museum, Washington, DC.

Metal silhouettes in the wall niches of the Department of Interior Museum, Washington, DC.

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Metal silhouettes in many of the wall niches are examples of the Art Deco style preserved in this Museum which illustrate the missions of the Department's bureaus and represent the expert 1930s craftsmanship that went into constructing the Museum.