Object Details
- Creator
- United States National Museum Photographic Laboratory
- Subject
- United States National Museum
- Arts and Industries Building (Washington, D.C.)
- One of a series of plants given to the USNM by W.R. Smith of the U.S. Botanical Gardens for the purpose of growing in the rotunda of the Museum. The agave species did not thrive, as documented in a series of photographs taken between April and May of 1885, but did bloom during the summer. The living plants were cared for by A.L. Schott, assistant in the Department of Recent Plants.
- Annual Report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution for the Year 1885, pt. II, p. 135-136.
- Summary
- Potted agave plant in the United States National Museum (USNM), now known as the Arts and Industries Building.
- Cite as
- Smithsonian Institution Archives, Acc. 11-007, Box 014, Image No. MNH-3369
- Repository Loc.
- Smithsonian Institution Archives Capital Gallery, Suite 3000, MRC 507; 600 Maryland Avenue, SW; Washington, DC 20024-2520
- 1885
- April 16, 1885
- Local number
- SIA Acc. 11-007 [MNH-3369]
- Restrictions & Rights
- No access restrictions Many of SIA's holdings are located off-site, and advance notice is recommended to consult a collection. Please email the SIA Reference Team at osiaref@si.edu
- No Copyright - United States
- Type
- Glass negatives
- Physical description
- 10 x 8;
- Smithsonian Institution Archives
- Topic
- Botany
- Plants
- Record ID
- siris_arc_389019
