National Zoological Park, Hippopotamuses

ID: SIA RU000095 [SIA_000095_B48_F03_003]

Creator: National Zoological Park (U.S.)

Form/Genre: Black-and-white photographs

Date: 1910

Citation: Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 95, Box 48, Folder 03, Image No. SIA_000095_B48_F03_003

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Summary

Young male (900lbs.) and female (1800lbs.) Nile hippopotamuses in their enclosure located next to the Lion House.

Subject

National Zoological Park (U.S.)

Notes

  • Archives No. SIA2012-12177
  • NZP No. 284 (NZP-0284)

Cite as

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 95, Box 48, Folder 03, Image No. SIA_000095_B48_F03_003

Repository Loc.

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

Date

  • 1910
  • Circa 1910s/1920s

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

  • Animals
  • Zoos
  • Mammals
  • Hippopotamus
  • Pachyderms
  • Zoo animals

Form/Genre

Black-and-white photographs

Local number

SIA RU000095 [SIA_000095_B48_F03_003]

Physical description

Gelatin silver prints; 4.5 x 7;

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