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Postcard of the National Museum

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    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

    Metadata Usage

    Usage conditions apply

    Record ID

    siris_sic_13849

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