Reading 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. 43804B

See "An account of the Smithsonian Institution, its founder, building, operations, etc.," by William Jones Rhees, 1858, p. 19.

Summary

Woodcut, interior view of the Reading Room in the West Range of the Smithsonian Institution Building, or Castle.

Cite as

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 95, Box 31A, Folder 24, Image No. SIA_000095_B31A_F24_001

Repository Loc.

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

Date

1857

1857 (copied 1950s)

Local number

SIA RU000095 [SIA_000095_B31A_F24_001]

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

10 x 8;

Data Source

Smithsonian Institution Archives

Topic

Wood-engraving

Metadata Usage

CC0

Record ID

siris_arc_403195