The Castle Stereos: Interior Views of the Smithsonian Institution

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Object Details

Author

Stamm, Richard E

Fleming, Paula

Subject

Henry, Joseph 1797-1878

Langenheim, W. T. Frederick

Smillie, T. W (Thomas William) 1843-1917

Smithsonian Institution Building (Washington, D.C.)

Langenhem, Loyd & Co

Picture Gallery

Smithsonian Gallery of Art

Smithsonian Institution Building East Wing

Smithsonian Institution Building Great Hall

Smithsonian Institution Building Children's Room

Smithsonian Institution Building Art Room

Smithsonian Institution Building Main Hall

Smithsonian Institution Building Early History

Smithsonian Institution Building Henry Apartments

Citation information

Series 4

Notes

Stamm is the curator for the Smithsonian Castle Collection. Fleming is a retired photo archivist and volunteer at National Museum of American History-Photographic Services.

Summary

Article describes images depicting 3-D views of the interior of the Smithsonian Institution Building or Castle from 1857-1882, including the Smithsonian Art Gallery, Gothic Hall, Upper Main Hall, the Picture Gallery, and Joseph Henry's private apartments. Included is text by Stamm and Fleming describing the images in detail. The images were created using stereoscopic photography.

Image is a stereoscopic view of one of the bedrooms in the Henry apartments in the Smithsonian Castle, taken by T. W. Smillie in c. 1878.

Contained within

Stereo World Vol. number 35 Journal

Contact information

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

Date

2010

Type

Stereoscopic view

Physical description

Number of pages: 7; Page numbers: 28-34

Publisher

Portland, OR : National Stereoscopic World, Inc.

Data Source

Smithsonian Archives - History Div

Topic

Photography

Metadata Usage

Usage conditions apply

Record ID

siris_sic_14400