Smithsonian Institution Building from Pennsylvania Ave, 1874

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Object Details

Author

Holmes, William Henry 1846-1933

Subject

Holmes, William Henry 1846-1933

Smithsonian Institution Building (Washington, D.C.)

Summary

Looking south from the corner of Pennsylvania Avenue and 11th Street, the silhouette of the Smithsonian Institution Building is seen in the distance. The photograph, taken by William Henry Holmes and signed "W.H.H. Phot.," shows horse-drawn carriages along the avenue of storefronts. Above the first building to the right of 11th Street, the sign reads "Latimer & Cleary Auction and Commission Merchants", the next building has a sign "Star Buildings," and the third building "Metropolitan."

Contained within

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 95, Box 67, Folder: 8

Contact information

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

Date

April 10, 1874

Standard number

48646 or MAH-48646

Restrictions & Rights

No restrictions

Type

Photographic print

Landscape

Physical description

Color: Black and White; Size: 10w x 8h; Type of Image: Landscape; Medium: Photographic print

Place

Washington (D.C.)

Data Source

Smithsonian Archives - History Div

Topic

Buildings--Washington, D.C

Carriages

Carriages and carts

Horses

Pennsylvania Avenue

Signs

Signs and signboards

Stores, Retail

Buildings, structures, etc

Metadata Usage

Usage conditions apply

Record ID

siris_sic_9273