Object Details
Subject
National Museum of Natural History (U.S.)
Arts and Industries Building
United States National Museum
Category
Historic Images of the Smithsonian
Notes
The Arts and Industries Building was designed by two Philadelphia architects: Adolph Cluss and Rudolph Schulze.
The postcard is numbered 3076. Published by The Ullman Manufacturing Co., New York.
This postcard is located in Accession 11-271, which is part of Record Unit 95.
Summary
Postcard of the National Museum, now the Arts and Industries Building. The sky is clear and the trees are full. A circular garden plot surrounded by a short, rounded fence is in the foreground. The front of the postcard has a white border. The postcard is addressed to Miss Mary Wilson, and it is postmarked February 5, 1911. The message is as follows:
Hello:- Was indeed glad to get your card. How is this for a spring day? Sure I am still "on my job." How many months of school do you have left? Yes we have both penants [sic] and pins. I think we will have some new pins in a few days Sincerely H.B.M.
Contained within
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 95, Box 84, Folder: 25
Contact information
Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu
Date
February 5, 1911
Standard number
SIA2011-2291 (front) and SIA2011-2292 (back)
Restrictions & Rights
No restrictions
Type
Postcard
Paper
Physical description
Number of Images: 2; 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
Museum buildings
Buildings
Architecture--Washington (D.C.)
Architecture
Record ID
siris_sic_13849