Installation of Stone Idol, United States National Museum

ID: SIA RU000095 [SIA_000095_B42_F13_006]

Creator: United States National Museum Photographic Laboratory

Form/Genre: Black-and-white photographs

Date: 1880

Citation: Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 95, Box 42, Folder 13, Image No. SIA_000095_B42_F13_006

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Summary

Interior view, installation of stone idol from the island of Pensacola near the base of the Mombacho volcano in Nicaragua for exhibition in the United States National Museum, now known as the Arts and Industries Building.

Subject

  • Squier, E. G (Ephraim George) 1821-1888
  • Arts and Industries Building (Washington, D.C.)
  • United States National Museum

Notes

  • USNM No. 2798
  • The stone was found by Ephraim G. Squier who was exploring the islands near Nicaragua and shipped five of these monumental stones to the Smithsonian in 1850.

Cite as

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 95, Box 42, Folder 13, Image No. SIA_000095_B42_F13_006

Repository Loc.

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

Date

  • 1880
  • Circa 1880s

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

  • Archaeology
  • Antiquities
  • Exhibitions
  • Museums
  • Nicaragua--Antiquities
  • Museum exhibits

Place

Central America

Form/Genre

Black-and-white photographs

Local number

SIA RU000095 [SIA_000095_B42_F13_006]

Physical description

Gelatin silver prints; 10 x 8;

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