National Zoological Park, Alligators

ID: SIA RU000095 [SIA_000095_B46_F01_001]

Creator: United States National Museum Photographic Laboratory

Form/Genre: Black-and-white photographs

Date: 1900

Citation: Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 95, Box 46, Folder 01, Image No. SIA_000095_B46_F01_001

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Summary

Alligators in their enclosure in the original Animal House, also known as the Carnivora House, which opened in 1892 and was the first permanent building at the National Zoological Park. The alligators are housed in the "temporary" wooden wing of the structure. They were given more spacious accommodations when the Reptile House was completed in 1931.

Subject

National Zoological Park (U.S.)

Notes

USNM No. 14349

Cite as

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 95, Box 46, Folder 01, Image No. SIA_000095_B46_F01_001

Repository Loc.

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

Date

  • 1900
  • Circa 1900s

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

  • Reptiles
  • Animals
  • Zoos
  • Alligators
  • Zoo animals

Form/Genre

Black-and-white photographs

Local number

SIA RU000095 [SIA_000095_B46_F01_001]

Physical description

Gelatin silver prints; 8 x 10;

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