Postcard of the Arts and Industries Building

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Category: Historic Images of the Smithsonian
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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

c. 1950s

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

Smithsonian Archives - History Div

Topic: Postcard; Museums; Buildings; Museum buildings; Architecture; Sarcophagus