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The Hope Diamond: An American Legend

Posted on November 10, 2011 by Christina DeVoss from Smithsonian Student Travel

For more than 50 years the Hope diamond has been part of the collection at the Smithsonian Natural History Museum in Washington, D.C. In fact, the diamond was donated by jeweler Harry Winston to the museum 53 years ago today. … Keep reading …

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