National Zoological Park, Site Visit with Frederick Law Olmsted

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Object Details

Creator

Unknown

Subject

National Zoological Park (U.S.)

Notes

Zoo No. Z-121

Survey of the grounds of the newly established National Zoological Park at Rock Creek Park by James Geddy Traylor, stenographer; Carl W. Schuermann, property clerk; Frederick Law Olmsted, landscape architect; Dr. Frank Baker, acting director of zoo; Secretary Samuel Pierpont Langley; William Temple Hornaday, zoo superintendant; Harry Woodward Dorsey, clerk; George Brown Goode, assistant secretary; and William Crawford Winlock, curator of exchanges.

Cite as

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 95, Box 35, Folder 03, Image No. SIA_000095_B35_F03_003

Repository Loc.

Smithsonian Institution Archives Capital Gallery, Suite 3000, MRC 507; 600 Maryland Avenue, SW; Washington, DC 20024-2520

Date

1890

Circa May 1890

Local number

SIA RU000095 [SIA_000095_B35_F03_003]

Restrictions & Rights

No access restrictions. Many of SIA's holdings are located off-site, and advance notice is recommended to consult a collection. Please email the SIA Reference Team at osiaref@si.edu

No Copyright - United States

Type

Photographs

Physical description

Albumen prints; 4.25 x 6.5;

Place

Rock Creek Park (Washington, D.C.)

Data Source

Smithsonian Institution Archives

Metadata Usage

CC0

Record ID

siris_arc_399180