Drawing of a Monkey at the NZP

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Object Details

Author

Unknown

Subject

National Zoological Park (U.S.)

Notes

This is one in a series of 16 drawings about the Zoo located in this folder.

Summary

This photograph is taken of a drawing of a monkey at the National Zoological Park. The drawing came from a Washington newspaper sometime between 1887 and 1900. The artist and exact date are unknown.

Contained within

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 74, Box 285, Folder: 1

Contact information

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

Standard number

77-11428

Restrictions & Rights

No restrictions

Type

Photographic print

Drawing

Physical description

Color: Black and White; Size: 8 1/2w x 10h; Type of Image: Drawing; Medium: Photographic print

Data Source

Smithsonian Archives - History Div

Topic

Art objects

Primates

Monkeys

Zoos