Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory in the South Yard

ID: 80-12955

Creator: Unknown

Form/Genre: Photographic print

Date: 1899

Citation: Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 95, Box 30A, Folder: 20

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Summary

Buildings in the South Yard behind the Smithsonian Institution Building, include a building located on the southeast section built for use by the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, established on March 1, 1890. The United States Department of Agriculture Building is in the background.

Subject

  • South Yard
  • Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory
  • Smithsonian Institution Building (Washington, D.C.)
  • United States Dept. of Agriculture
  • Astrophysical Observatory

Category

Historic Images of the Smithsonian

Contained within

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 95, Box 30A, Folder: 20

Contact information

Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu

Date

1899

Restrictions & Rights

No restrictions

Topic

  • Observatories
  • Landscapes
  • Astrophysics
  • Astronomy

Form/Genre

  • Photographic print
  • Landscape

ID Number

80-12955

Physical description

Color: Black and White; Size: 10w x 8h; Type of Image: Landscape; Medium: Photographic print

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