Smithsonian Building, Arts & Industries, and Capitol from Dept. of Agriculture

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Object Details

Author

Unknown

Subject

Arts and Industries Building

South Yard

Smithsonian Institution Building (Washington, D.C.)

United States Capitol (Washington, D.C.)

United States National Museum

Summary

Photograph taken from Department of Agriculture Building is looking east toward the west facade of the Smithsonian Institution Building, the "Castle," the United States National Museum (USNM), now known as the Arts & Industries Building, and visible in the distance is the Capitol. In the South Yard is a circular drive and a shed.

Contained within

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 95, Box 30A, Folder: 13

Contact information

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

Date

c. 1892

Standard number

82-3294

Restrictions & Rights

No restrictions

Type

Photographic print

Landscape

Physical description

Color: Black and White; Size: 9 3/4w x 5 3/4h; Type of Image: Landscape; Medium: Photographic print

Place

Mall, The (Washington, D.C.)

United States of America, District of Columbia, Washington, Southwest, Smithsonian Institution Building

Data Source

Smithsonian Archives - History Div

Topic

Museum buildings

Sheds

Metadata Usage

Usage conditions apply

Record ID

siris_sic_10051