Drawing of Owls at the NZP

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Object Details

Author

Unknown

Subject

National Zoological Park (U.S.)

Notes

This is one in a series of 16 drawings about the NZP located in this folder.

Summary

This photographic print is of a drawing of five owls, most likely at the National Zoological Park, perched on a rod. The owls are mostly faceless. The artist and date are unknown though it was first printed in a Washington newspaper sometime between 1887 and 1900.

Contained within

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 74, Box 285, Folder: 1

Contact information

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

Standard number

77-11421

Restrictions & Rights

No restrictions

Type

Photographic print

Drawing

Physical description

Color: Black and White; Size: 8 1/2w x 5h; Type of Image: Drawing; Medium: Photographic print

Data Source

Smithsonian Archives - History Div

Topic

Owls

Art objects

Birds

Zoos