Future Home of the National Zoological Park
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ID: 2002-12217
Creator: Unknown
Form/Genre: Photographic print
Date: c. 1890
Citation: Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 95, Box 25, Folder 6
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. Visible on lower left is a road and on upper right is Holt House, which was purchased for $40,000 by the Zoo Commission in 1889. The Holt House, renovated to make it "suitable for occupancy", was used for the Zoo's Administration Offices until 1977.
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, 16288, 16289, 16290, 2002-12214, 2002-12215, and 2002-12216. The old negative number is 14330, but that negative could not be located.
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 95, Box 25, 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.)
2002-12217
Color: Black and White; Size: 10w x 8h; Type of Image: Landscape; Medium: Photographic print