Installation of "1876: A Centennial Exhibition" A&I Building

ID: 76-3688-8A

Creator: Farrar, Richard

Form/Genre: Photographic print

Date: 1976

Citation: Smithsonian Institution Archives Record Unit 95 Box 32 Folder 32

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Summary

Installation of the "1876: A Centennial Exhibition" in the Arts and Industries Building, February 27, 1976. Visible are the North Hall and the East Hall with the train "Jupiter" already in place, but not completely together. Other objects from the exhibit can be also be seen. The rotunda is empty except for equipment needed for installation and a single guard on duty.

Subject

  • Arts and Industries Building
  • 1876: A Centennial Exhibition (Exhibition) (1976: Washington, D.C.)

Category

Historic Images of the Smithsonian

Contained within

Smithsonian Institution Archives Record Unit 95 Box 32 Folder 32

Contact information

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

Date

1976

Restrictions & Rights

No restrictions

Topic

  • Trains
  • Museum buildings
  • Railroads
  • Jupiter (Train)
  • Artifacts
  • Exhibitions
  • Guard Force
  • Rotundas
  • Installation
  • Railroads--Trains

Form/Genre

  • Photographic print
  • Exhibit

ID Number

76-3688-8A

Physical description

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

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