Print Room, Smithsonian Institution Building, or Castle

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Object Details

Creator

United States National Museum Photographic Laboratory

Subject

Smithsonian Institution Building (Washington, D.C.)

Notes

USNM No. 15882

See Annual Report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution for the Year 1903, including USNM, Plate 10.

Summary

Interior view, Print Room, second floor, East Wing, of the Smithsonian Institution Building, or Castle. The furnishings were specially designed by Hornblower and Marshall. Encircling the room was a plaster copy of the Parthenon frieze and carbon photographs by Adolphe Braun of Old Master portraits and paintings.

Cite as

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 95, Box 41, Folder 20, Image No. SIA_000095_B41_F20_003

Repository Loc.

Smithsonian Institution Archives Capital Gallery, Suite 3000, MRC 507; 600 Maryland Avenue, SW; Washington, DC 20024-2520

Date

1902

1902-1903

Local number

SIA RU000095 [SIA_000095_B41_F20_003]

Restrictions & Rights

No access restrictions. Many of SIA's holdings are located off-site, and advance notice is recommended to consult a collection. Please email the SIA Reference Team at osiaref@si.edu

No Copyright - United States

Type

Black-and-white photographs

Physical description

Gelatin silver prints; 8 x 10;

Data Source

Smithsonian Institution Archives

Topic

Exhibitions

Museum exhibits

Metadata Usage

CC0

Record ID

siris_arc_401681