Postcard with a Panoramic View of Washington

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Object Details

Author

B.S. Reynolds Co. Washington, DC

Subject

Library of Congress

Union Station

National Museum of Natural History (U.S.)

United States Capitol (Washington, D.C.)

Smithsonian Institution Building (Washington, D.C.)

Cannon House Office Building (Washington, D.C.)

Richard B. Russell Senate Office Building

Natural History Building

Summary

Color postcard with a panoramic view of Washington, D.C., looking east from the Washington Monument. The front of the postcard has a white border. The postcard is unused, but the message side has a printed note about the image: "In this view looking east from the Washington Monument may be seen the Smithsonian Institution, New National Museum [National Museum of Natural History Building], Union Station, Senate Office Building, U.S. Capitol, Library of Congress and House Office Building."

Contained within

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 95, Box 67, Folder: 12

Contact information

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

Date

c. 1915-1930

Standard number

SIA2013-06681 (front) and SIA2013-06682 (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.)

Mall, The (Washington, D.C.)

Data Source

Smithsonian Archives - History Div

Topic

Postcard

Buildings

Museum buildings

Architecture--Washington (D.C.)

Aerial views

Metadata Usage

Usage conditions apply

Record ID

siris_sic_13970