Opening of U.S. Census Exhibit, Arts and Industries Building

ID: SIA RU000095 [SIA_000095_B57_F20_001]

Creator: Smithsonian Institution

Form/Genre: Black-and-white photographs

Date: 1960

Citation: Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 95, Box 57, Folder 20, Image No. SIA_000095_B57_F20_001

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Summary

Opening of "The United States Census 1790-1960" special exhibition in the rotunda of the Arts and Industries Building, prepared by Division of Physical Sciences and the Bureau of the Census, with (seated on stage, left to right) Robert W. Burgess, director of the Census Bureau; Virginia Hollerith, Nan Hollerith, and Lucille Hollerith, daughters of Herman Hollerith, inventor of the punch card tabulating machine; and Secretary Leonard Carmichael (at podium).

Subject

  • Carmichael, Leonard 1898-1973
  • Burgess, Robert Wilbur 1887-1969
  • Arts and Industries Building (Washington, D.C.)
  • Museum of History and Technology (U.S.) Division of Physical Sciences
  • United States Bureau of the Census

Cite as

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 95, Box 57, Folder 20, Image No. SIA_000095_B57_F20_001

Repository Loc.

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

Date

  • 1960
  • March 10, 1960

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

Special events

Form/Genre

Black-and-white photographs

Local number

SIA RU000095 [SIA_000095_B57_F20_001]

Physical description

Gelatin silver prints; 8 x 10;

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