Mammals Exhibit in South Hall of the U.S. National Museum

Summary

Mammals exhibit in the South Hall of the U.S. National Museum (Arts and Industries) Building. Hanging overhead in the model of a humpback whale skeleton. The whale cast was formerly mounted on a stand; in 1887 it was removed and hung from the ceiling. In the foreground a small table with reading materials and chairs is visible. Thomas Crawford's "Statue of Freedom", which faces north, is visible in the Rotunda at the back.

Subject

• United States National Museum
• Arts and Industries Building

Category

Historic Images of the Smithsonian

Notes

Original negative number is 8580, but that negative has been lost. Similar photo in negative # 8782.

Contained within

Smithsonian Institution Archives Record Unit 95 Box 43 Folder 1

Contact information

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

Date

1887

Restrictions & Rights

No restrictions

Topic

• Taxidermy
• Books and reading
• Animals
• Models (representations)
• Whales
• Exhibitions
• Interiors
• Skeleton
• Statues
• Mammals
• Models
• Books
• Models and modelmaking

Form/Genre

• Photographic print
• Exhibit

ID Number

2002-12132

Physical description

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

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