Assembling Stage for the Birthday Party on the Mall

Summary

Preparations for the Birthday Party on the Mall celebration of the Smithsonian's 150th Anniversary. The stage is being assembled for the ceremonies and concert on August 10, 1996. The picture is framed by the entrance to the North Carriage Porch and is looking out onto the Mall. The back of the Joseph Henry statue and the dome of the National Museum of Natural History can be seen.

Subject

• 150th Birthday Party on the Mall (Event)
• Smithsonian Institution Building (Washington, D.C.)
• National Museum of Natural History (U.S.)
• Birthday Party on the Mall (Event)

Category

Historic Images of the Smithsonian

Contained within

Smithsonian Institution Archives Accession 97-074 Box 1 Folder Birthday party on the Mall-Crowd shots and "Before and After" shots

Contact information

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

Date

1996

Restrictions & Rights

No restrictions

Topic

• Anniversaries
• Construction
• Landscapes
• Sesquicentennial of the Smithsonian Institution (Event)
• Smithsonian's 150th Birthday Party
• Carriage Porch
• Joseph Henry Statue
• Event

Place

Mall, The (Washington, D.C.)

Form/Genre

• Photographic print
• Landscape

ID Number

96-25535-21a

Physical description

Color: Color; Size: 6w x 4h; Type of Image: Landscape; Medium: Photographic print

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