Future Home of the National Zoological Park
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Form/Genre: Photographic print
Date: c. 1890
Citation: Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 95, Box 35, Folder 6
A road, sidewalks and a park bench are set among the trees on grounds purchased to be the future home of the National Zoological Park in Washington, D.C., in the area now known as Rock Creek Park. Buildings on a hill are visible on the upper left.
National Zoological Park (U.S.)
Historic Images of the Smithsonian
This is one of several views of the area taken at this time. See also Neg. # 14341, 14342, 14343, 14344, 16289, 16290, 2002-12215, 2002-12216 and 2002-12217. Original negative number is 14345, but that negative has been lost.
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 95, Box 35, Folder 6
Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu
c. 1890
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Rock Creek Park (Washington, D.C.)
2002-12214
Color: Black and White; Size: 10w x 8h; Type of Image: Landscape; Medium: Photographic print