Buffalo Behind Smithsonian Institution Building

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Object Details

Author

Unknown

Subject

Smithsonian Institution Building (Washington, D.C.)

United States National Museum Dept. of Living Animals

South Yard

National Zoological Park (U.S.)

Notes

For another view, see Neg. # 9730.

Summary

Two buffalo are in a paddock in the South Yard behind the Smithsonian Institution Building. They were acquired in 1886 by the United States National Museum's Department of Living Animals, which eventually became the National Zoological Park. This photograph, taken sometime between 1886 and 1889, predates the founding of the NZP which was established by Act of Congress in 1889.

Contained within

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 95, Box 30A, Folder: 19

Contact information

Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu

Date

c. 1886-1889

Standard number

8008A or MAH-8008A

Restrictions & Rights

No restrictions

Type

Photographic print

Animal, candid

Physical description

Color: Black and White; Size: 4w x 3h; Type of Image: Animal, candid; Medium: Photographic print

Place

United States of America, District of Columbia, Washington, Southwest, South Yard

Data Source

Smithsonian Archives - History Div

Topic

American bison

Animals

Buffalo

Grounds

Metadata Usage

Usage conditions apply

Record ID

siris_sic_9175