Future Home of the National Zoological Park

ID: 16289 or MAH-16289

Creator: Unknown

Form/Genre: Photographic print

Date: c. 1890

Citation: Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 95, Box 25, Folder: 6

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Summary

In Washington, D.C., in the area now known as Rock Creek Park, wooded lands purchased to be the future home of the National Zoological Park. Rock Creek is visible behind a stone wall.

Subject

National Zoological Park (U.S.)

Category

Historic Images of the Smithsonian

Notes

This is one of several views of the area taken at this time. See also 14341, 14342, 14343, 14344, 16288, 16290, 2002-12214, 2002-12215, 2002-12216, and 2002-12217.

Contained within

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 95, Box 25, Folder: 6

Contact information

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

Date

c. 1890

Restrictions & Rights

No restrictions

Topic

  • Landscapes
  • Zoos
  • Grounds

Place

Rock Creek Park (Washington, D.C.)

Form/Genre

  • Photographic print
  • Landscape

ID Number

16289 or MAH-16289

Physical description

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

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