Postcard of the Old National Museum
ID: SIA2011-2279 (front) and SIA2011-2280 (back)
Creator: B.S. Reynolds Co. Washington, DC
Form/Genre: Postcard
Date: February 24, 1921
Citation: Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 95, Box 84, Folder: 25
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- Color postcard of the old United States National Museum building, now known as the Arts and Industries Building. The front has a white border. An American Flag is flying above the museum, and people are sitting on a bench under a tree. On the message side there is a printed note about the museum: "The National Museum contains the Government collections, comprising millions of objects of scientific and artistic interest, collected from all quarters of the globe." The card is postmarked February 24, 1921, and it is addressed to Mrs. J.M. Strut. It has a hand-written message, as follows:
- "Dear Sister Your letter rec. also got the Eggs. I buried my Dead wife here in Wash. Are getting along as well as can be expected under the circumstances. Will write you in a few Days. with love R. T. Davis"
Subject
- National Museum of Natural History (U.S.)
- Arts and Industries Building
- United States National Museum
Category
Historic Images of the Smithsonian
Notes
- The old National Museum, now known as the Arts and Industries Building, was designed by two Philadelphia architects: Adolph Cluss and Rudolph Schulze.
- The postcard is numbered 2721 in the bottom left-hand corner on the front.
- This postcard is located in Accession #11-271, which is part of Record Unit 95.
Contained within
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 95, Box 84, Folder: 25
Contact information
Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu
Date
February 24, 1921
Restrictions & Rights
No restrictions
Topic
- Postcard
- Museum buildings
- Architecture--Washington (D.C.)
- Architecture
- Museums
- Buildings
Place
Washington (D.C.)
Form/Genre
- Postcard
- Paper
ID Number
SIA2011-2279 (front) and SIA2011-2280 (back)
Physical description
Number of Images: 2; Color: Color; Size: 5.5w x 3.5h; Type of Image: Postcard; Medium: Paper