Solar Shed in the South Yard

ID: SIA2011-1493 and 4694

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Date: c. 1950s

Citation: Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 9597, Box 1, Folder: Interivew 15

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Summary

Solar shed in the South Yard behind the Smithsonian Institution Building or "Castle." This shed housed solar collectors for Secretary Charles G. Abbot's scientific research.

Subject

  • South Yard
  • Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory
  • Smithsonian Institution Building (Washington, D.C.)

Category

Historic Images of the Smithsonian

Notes

This image is located in the Walter A. Shropshire Oral History Interviews.

Contained within

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 9597, Box 1, Folder: Interivew 15

Contact information

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

Date

c. 1950s

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No restrictions

Topic

  • Solar collectors
  • SI Buildings

ID Number

SIA2011-1493 and 4694

Physical description

Number of Images: 1 ; Color: Black and White ; Size: 9.37w x 7.39h ; Type of Image: Exterior ; Medium: Photographic print

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