Smithson Crypt Entrance Gate

ID: SIA RU000095 [SIA_000095_B31_F30_001]

Creator: Krantz, Victor

Form/Genre: Black-and-white photographs

Date: 1974

Citation: Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 95, Box 31, Folder 30, Image No. SIA_000095_B31_F30_001

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Summary

Iron gate used between 1904 and 1973 as the entrance to crypt of James Smithson in the Smithsonian Institution Building, or Castle. Fashioned from pieces of the iron fence that had surrounded Smithson's original grave site in Genoa, Italy.

Subject

Smithsonian Institution Building (Washington, D.C.)

Notes

  • SPS No. 74-10073
  • Photographic print mounted on board.

Cite as

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 95, Box 31, Folder 30, Image No. SIA_000095_B31_F30_001

Repository Loc.

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

Date

  • 1974
  • October 11, 1974

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

Gateways

Form/Genre

Black-and-white photographs

Local number

SIA RU000095 [SIA_000095_B31_F30_001]

Physical description

Gelatin silver prints; 10 x 8 (12 x 9.5);

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