Object Details
Photograph by
George D. Wakely, English, born 1823
Subject of
Smithsonian Institution Building, American, founded 1855
Description
This carte-de-visite depicts the Smithsonian Castle building photographed showing a southwest view. The building is surrounded by rocky and grassy soil with one small bare-branched tree in the left foreground. Construction work is being performed on the building. Two (2) small wooden structures can be seen in front of the building, one at the right foreground and one just right of the center foreground. Typed in red ink on the card mount below the photograph is the text "Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1866, by G. D. Wakely, Washington, D. C." The reverse side of the carte-de-visite is blank.
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from the Liljenquist Family Collection
Date
1865-1866
Object number
2015.222.11
Restrictions & Rights
No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Type
cartes-de-visite
Medium
albumen and silver on photographic paper on card mount
Dimensions
H x W: 2 1/2 × 4 in. (6.4 × 10.2 cm)
Place depicted
Smithsonian Castle, Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
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Collection title
Liljenquist Family Collection
Classification
Photographs and Still Images
Data Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Topic
African American
Architecture
Building Arts
Local and regional
Photography
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmaahc_2015.222.11