Postcard of the Arts and Industries Building

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Object Details

Author

Colourpicture Publishers (Firm)

Smithsonian Institution

Subject

Arts and Industries Building

Notes

Produced by Colourpicture.

Summary

Color photochrom postcard of the Arts and Industries Building. The image shows the north front of the building. The "Syrian Sarcophagus" can be seen to the right of the entrance. The sky is clear and the street in front of the building is empty. The postcard is unused, but the message side has a printed note: "Arts and Industries Building, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C., containing exhibits pertaining to arts and engineering, American history, and aeronautics."

Contained within

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Collection T90126, Box 1, Folder: Smithsonian Buildings: Smithsonian Institution Buildings (The Castle) 1956 and undated

Contact information

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

Date

c. 1950s

Standard number

SIA2013-01060 (front)

Restrictions & Rights

No restrictions

Type

Postcard

Paper

Physical description

Number of Images: 1; Color: Color; Size: 5.5w x 3.5h; Type of Image: Postcard; Medium: Paper

Place

Washington (D.C.)

Data Source

Smithsonian Archives - History Div

Topic

Postcard

Museums

Buildings

Museum buildings

Architecture

Sarcophagus

Metadata Usage

Usage conditions apply

Record ID

siris_sic_13924