Postcard of the Smithsonian Institution Castle

ID: SIA2013-07208 (front) and SIA2013-07209 (back)

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Form/Genre: Postcard

Date: c. 1907-1914

Citation: Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 95, Box 30, Folder: 4A

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Summary

Postcard of the Smithsonian Institution Building, or "Castle" and statue of first Smithsonian Secretary Joseph Henry. The message side of the postcard is blank.

Subject

  • Henry, Joseph 1797-1878
  • Smithsonian Institution Building (Washington, D.C.)

Category

Historic Images of the Smithsonian

Notes

  • The Smithsonian Institution Building, or "Castle", was designed by architect James Renwick, Jr. Construction was completed in 1855. The statue out front is of Joseph Henry, first Secretary of the Smithsonian (term 1846-1878).
  • #5879. Made in Germany. Produced by The Hugh C. Leighton Co., Portland, Maine.

Contained within

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 95, Box 30, Folder: 4A

Contact information

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

Date

c. 1907-1914

Restrictions & Rights

No restrictions

Topic

  • Postcard
  • Museum buildings
  • Architecture--Washington (D.C.)
  • Architecture

Place

Washington (D.C.)

Form/Genre

  • Postcard
  • Paper

ID Number

SIA2013-07208 (front) and SIA2013-07209 (back)

Physical description

Number of Images: 2; Color: Color; Size: 5.5w x 3.5h; Type of Image: Postcard; Medium: Paper

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