Hall of Health Exhibit, Arts and Industries Building

ID: SIA RU000095 [SIA_000095_B42_F24_002]

Creator: Unknown

Form/Genre: Black-and-white photographs

Date: 1957

Citation: Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 95, Box 42, Folder 24, Image No. SIA_000095_B42_F24_002

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Summary

Visitors interact with Hall of Health exhibit in the Arts and Industries Building, showing growth rate of children at various ages.

Subject

  • Arts and Industries Building (Washington, D.C.)
  • Museum of History and Technology (U.S.)
  • Museum of History and Technology (U.S.) Division of Medical Sciences

Notes

Hall of Health opened November 3, 1957, in the Arts and Industries Building as part of the Exhibits Modernization Program, replacing the Public Health Gallery that had been in place since 1924. The theme of the new Hall is "Through the Ages, Man's Knowledge of His Body."

Cite as

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 95, Box 42, Folder 24, Image No. SIA_000095_B42_F24_002

Repository Loc.

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

Date

1957

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  • Copyright Undetermined

Topic

  • Exhibitions
  • Museums
  • Museum exhibits

Form/Genre

Black-and-white photographs

Local number

SIA RU000095 [SIA_000095_B42_F24_002]

Physical description

Gelatin silver prints; 10 x 8;

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