Gateway of the Smithsonian Institution Building

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Object Details

Author

N. Orr & Co

Subject

Smithsonian Institution Building (Washington, D.C.)

Smithsonian Institution Building South Front

Notes

From William Jones Rhees, An Account of the Smithsonian Institution (Philadelphia: Collins, 1857).

Summary

Engraving of the Smithsonian Institution Building, or "Castle," gateway with visitors outside the gates and man going through a door to the right of the gates. On the left is a dog running. The engraving was published in the Smithsonian Guidebook of 1857. The gates were designed in 1849 by James Renwick, but were not built in the nineteenth century.

Contained within

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 95, Box 30, Folder: 5A

Contact information

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

Date

1857

Standard number

SIA2011-2830 or 43804

Restrictions & Rights

No restrictions

Type

Engraving

Photographic print

Physical description

Number of Images: 1 ; Color: Black and White ; Size: 8w x 10h ; Type of Image: Engraving ; Medium: Photographic Print

Place

Washington (D.C.)

Data Source

Smithsonian Archives - History Div

Topic

Museum visitors

Visitor's Guide

Museum buildings

Guide books

Metadata Usage

Usage conditions apply

Record ID

siris_sic_13169