Aerial Photograph of the National Mall on August 10, 1996

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Object Details

Author

Unknown

Subject

Smithsonian Institution Building (Washington, D.C.)

Birthday Party on the Mall (Event)

Summary

An aerial photograph of the National Mall on August 10, 1996. The Mall is packed with people for the Birthday Party on the Mall celebration of the Smithsonian Institution's 150th anniversary. The Smithsonian Institution Building is on the left with the crowd gathered around the stage set up in front of the building for the concert, which was later followed by fireworks.

Contained within

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 97-074, Box 1, Folder: Birthday Party on the Mall--Crowd Shots and "Before and After" Shots

Contact information

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

Date

1996

Standard number

96-25402-24 or 96-25402.24

Restrictions & Rights

No restrictions

Type

Photographic print

Landscape

Group, candid

Aerial

Physical description

Color: Black and White; Size: 6w x 4h; Type of Image: Group, candid; Aerial; Landscape; Medium: Photographic print

Place

Mall, The (Washington, D.C.)

United States of America, District of Columbia, Washington, Southwest, National Mall

Data Source

Smithsonian Archives - History Div

Topic

Smithsonian's 150th Birthday Party

Sesquicentennial of the Smithsonian Institution (Event)

Anniversaries

Aerial photographs

Photography, Aerial

Event

Concerts

Crowds

Metadata Usage

Usage conditions apply

Record ID

siris_sic_10438