Ornithologist Cataloging Specimens, Natural History Laboratory, in the Smithsonian Institution Building

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Object Details

Author

Unknown

Subject

Smithsonian Institution Building (Washington, D.C.)

Smithsonian Institution Building Laboratory of Natural History

National Collections

Summary

Engraving of a scientist sitting at a table with a taxidermied bird in front of him as he catalogs bird specimens in the Natural History Laboratory of the Smithsonian Institution Building or "Castle." The engraving was published in the Smithsonian Guidebook of 1857. Bird specimens litter the floor.

Contained within

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 95, Box 31A, Folder: 15

Contact information

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

Date

1857

Standard number

SIA2011-2391 or 43754A

Restrictions & Rights

No restrictions

Type

Photographic print

Interior

Engraving

Person, candid

Physical description

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

Data Source

Smithsonian Archives - History Div

Topic

Engraving

Visitor's Guide

Specimens

Cataloging

Taxidermy

Ornithologists

Ornithology

SI, Early History

Scientists

Birds

Natural History Laboratory

Natural history

Smithsonian Institution--Employees

Metadata Usage

Usage conditions apply

Record ID

siris_sic_13021