National Zoological Park Buildings, Buffalo and Elk Barn - Exterior View
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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
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.
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 95, Box 40, Folder 11, Image No. SIA_000095_B40_F11_001
Smithsonian Institution Archives Capital Gallery, Suite 3000, MRC 507; 600 Maryland Avenue, SW; Washington, DC 20024-2520
Black-and-white photographs
SIA RU000095 [SIA_000095_B40_F11_001]
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