Office of Horticulture Staff Count Pennies from the A&I Fountain

Summary

Caption from Torch: "Counting pennies thrown by wishful visitors into the Arts and Industries Building Foley Fountain are James Buckler, Michele Sengsourinh (center), and Gail Ufford, all from Sl's Office of Horticulture. The harvest of pennies will be used to defray the cost of transporting and insuring the fountain, which is on loan from Philadelphia for '1876 [A Centennial Exhibition].' Yield for the summer was more than $85."

Subject

• Buckler, James R
• Sengsourinh, Michele
• Ufford, Gail
• Arts and Industries Building (Washington, D.C.)
• Smithsonian Institution Office of Museum Programs Office of Horticulture
• Smithsonian Institution Office of Public Affairs

Notes

• Also known as 94-13204.
• Original film available in SIA Acc. 11-009.
• Featured in the "Torch," October 1976.

Cite as

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 371, Box 02, Folder: October 1976, Image No. 76-14141-30

Repository Loc.

Smithsonian Institution Archives Capital Gallery, Suite 3000, MRC 507; 600 Maryland Avenue, SW; Washington, DC 20024-2520

Date

• 1976
• September 1, 1976

Restrictions & Rights

• No access restrictions Many of SIA's holdings are located off-site, and advance notice is recommended to consult a collection. Please email the SIA Reference Team at osiaref@si.edu
• No Copyright - United States

Topic

• Personnel management
• Employees
• Museums
• Museums--Employees

Form/Genre

Black-and-white photographs

Local number

SIA RU000371 [76-14141-30]

Physical description

10 x 8;

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