Library in the Smithsonian Institution Building
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Form/Genre: Photographic print
Date: 1857
Citation: Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 95, Box 31A, Folder: 22
Print of an engraving of the library in the west end of the Smithsonian Institution Building, or "Castle." The engraving was published in the Smithsonian Guidebook of 1857. Men are looking at books and talking. Busts can be seen on the upper balcony.
Historic Images of the Smithsonian
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 95, Box 31A, Folder: 22
Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu
1857
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SIA2011-2392 or 43804-L
Number of Images: 1 Color: Black and White ; Size: 10w x 8h ; Type of Image: Interior; Engraving ; Medium: Photographic print