Solar Shed in the South Yard

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Object Details

Subject

South Yard

Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory

Smithsonian Institution Building (Washington, D.C.)

Notes

This image is located in the Walter A. Shropshire Oral History Interviews.

Summary

Solar shed in the South Yard behind the Smithsonian Institution Building or "Castle." This shed housed solar collectors for Secretary Charles G. Abbot's scientific research.

Contained within

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 9597, Box 1, Folder: Interivew 15

Contact information

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

Date

c. 1950s

Standard number

SIA2011-1493 and 4694

Restrictions & Rights

No restrictions

Physical description

Number of Images: 1 ; Color: Black and White ; Size: 9.37w x 7.39h ; Type of Image: Exterior ; Medium: Photographic print

Data Source

Smithsonian Archives - History Div

Topic

Solar collectors

SI Buildings

Metadata Usage

Usage conditions apply

Record ID

siris_sic_12707