National Zoological Park Buildings, Buffalo and Elk Barn - Exterior View

ID: SIA RU000095 [SIA_000095_B40_F11_001]

Creator: National Zoological Park (U.S.)

Form/Genre: Black-and-white photographs

Date: 1895

Citation: Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 95, Box 40, Folder 11, Image No. SIA_000095_B40_F11_001

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Summary

Designed by Boston architect William Ralph Emerson, the Buffalo House was the first structure completed at the newly established National Zoological Park. Because of the lack of funding, both bison and elk were housed in the building for the first years of the park's history.

Subject

  • Emerson, William Ralph 1833-1917
  • National Zoological Park (U.S.)

Notes

  • Zoo No. Z-5
  • SPS Copy No. 88-7612
  • Print mounted on board.

Cite as

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 95, Box 40, Folder 11, Image No. SIA_000095_B40_F11_001

Repository Loc.

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

Date

  • 1895
  • Circa 1895

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 Known Copyright

Topic

  • Zoos
  • Animals
  • Architecture
  • American bison
  • Elk
  • Buildings
  • Zoo animals

Form/Genre

Black-and-white photographs

Local number

SIA RU000095 [SIA_000095_B40_F11_001]

Physical description

Gelatin silver prints;

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