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S. Dillon Ripley Views Quadrangle

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Author
Unknown
Subject
Ripley, Sidney Dillon 1913-2001
National Museum of African Art (U.S.)
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery (Smithsonian Institution)
Smithsonian Institution Building (Washington, D.C.)
National Museum of Natural History (U.S.)
Category
Historic Images of the Smithsonian
Alternate image number is 96-599.
Summary
Smithsonian Secretary S. Dillon Ripley sitting on roof of building across from South Yard. Aerial view of Quadrangle shows Smithsonian Institution Building (SIB) or Castle, Enid A. Haupt Garden, National Museum of African Art (NMAfA) and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery (AMSG). The National Mall and National Museum of Natural History can be seen behind the Castle in the distance.
Contained within
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 7008
Contact information
Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu
1987
Standard number
SIA2007-0157
Restrictions & Rights
No restrictions
Type
Photographic print
Person, candid
Landscape
Physical description
Color: Color; Size: 10w x 8h; Type of Image: Group, candid; Medium: Photographic print
Place
Mall, The (Washington, D.C.)
Enid A. Haupt Garden (Washington, D.C.)
Smithsonian Archives - History Div
Topic
Secretaries
Smithsonian Institution Quadrangle Complex
Grounds
Museum buildings
Gardens, Victorian
Record ID
siris_sic_9800
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