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Jupiter Locomotive, A&I Building

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Object Details

Author

Unknown

Subject

Arts and Industries Building
1876: A Centennial Exhibition (Exhibition) (1976: Washington, D.C.)
Centennial Exhibition (1876 : Philadelphia, Pa.)

Category

Historic Images of the Smithsonian

Summary

The East Hall in the Arts and Industries Building containing the train engine named "Jupiter." Beyond the train are objects ready for installation in the 1976 exhibit "1876: A Centennial Exhibition". The objects include carriages covered in plastic, on the left, and behind the train is the State of Virginia exhibit.

Contained within

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 95, Box 42, Folder: 6

Contact information

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

Date

c. 1977

Standard number

77-3182

Restrictions & Rights

No restrictions

Type

Photographic print
Exhibit

Physical description

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

Data Source

Smithsonian Archives - History Div

Topic

Expositions
Exhibitions
Transportation
Railroads--Trains
Installation

Metadata Usage

Usage conditions apply

Record ID

siris_sic_10340

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