Smithsonian Institution Building
- Category
- Historic Images of the Smithsonian
- There is two versions of this image in the folder: 1) copy print (82-3281) in black and white and 2) pages removed from books where the engraving was color tinted. Engraving is labeled Smithsonian "Institute."
- Summary
- Engraving of the Smithsonian Institution Building shows visitors approaching on foot. The view is from the northeast and trees surround the building. The architectural details are not complete or entirely correct.
- Contained within
- Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 95, Box 30, Folder: 4
- Contact information
- Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu
- Topic
- Museum visitors
- Smithsonian Archives - History Div
- Restrictions & Rights
- No restrictions
- Author
- Lossing & Barritt
- Subject
- Smithsonian Institution Building (Washington, D.C.)
- Physical description
- Color: Black and White; Size: 10w x 8h; Type of Image: Exterior; Medium: Engraving
- 1855
- Type
- Engraving
- Exterior
- Standard number
- 82-3281
