Storage Area, Division of Mammals, U.S. National Museum

Summary

Laboratory and storage area is for specimens of the Division of Mammals in the United States National Museum, now the National Museum of Natural History. This is typical of laboratories where the study collections were kept and where museum research was conducted. Skulls are lined up on top of storage cabinets which are along one wall. Two drawers are open showing specimens stored there. A long table runs along the outside wall under the windows.

Subject

• National Museum of Natural History (U.S.)
• United States National Museum
• United States National Museum Division of Mammals
• National Collections
• Natural History Building

Category

Historic Images of the Smithsonian

Notes

The additional image numbers are 26551 and 97-3055.

Contained within

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 95, Box 33, Folder: 24, and Record Unit 79, Box 9, Folder: 1A

Contact information

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

Date

c. 1920

Restrictions & Rights

No restrictions

Topic

• Natural history museums
• Museum buildings
• Storage
• Laboratories
• Vertebrate Zoology
• Skulls
• Research

Place

Washington (D.C.)

Form/Genre

• Photographic print
• Interior

ID Number

2002-10671 or 26551 or 97-3055

Physical description

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

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