United States National Museum (1881-1911)
A lecture room in the West North Range hosted public lectures as well as meetings of the National Academy of Sciences and American Institute of Mining Engineers in its first year. The room contained the spectacular Catlin Indian Gallery, portraits of Indians and scenes of Plains Indian life drawn by George Catlin between 1832 and 1840.
Smithsonian Institution Archives,
Neg. Number 4036
4036
Lecture Hall in West North Range, ca. 1890's
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