Mr. James S. Goldsmith, June 1935

Summary

Image of Mr. James S. Goldsmith, superintendent of the Building Management Department, in his office in 1935.

Subject

• Goldsmith, James S
• Buildings Management Department (BMD)
• Office of Protective Services

Notes

• James Shanks Goldsmith was born circa 1863 and passed away on August 3, 1950. He worked at the United States Fish Commission in 1880 and as a watchman in 1881. Then, in 1887, he became a watchman at the United States National Museum, becoming a clerk in 1890 and a property clerk in 1891. He worked as a property clerk until 1898, and then was supervisor of construction (1902-1904) and superintendent of the Building Management Department (1904-1935).
• This image was taken by Ruel P. Tolman, former Director of Smithsonian National Collection of Fine Arts and is included in a scrapbook of photographs of Smithsonian staff, grounds and buildings, exhibitions, and Washington, D.C. scenes (Section G).

Contained within

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 7433, Box 3, Folder: Scrapbook A-N

Contact information

Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, [email protected]

Category

Historic Images of the Smithsonian

Date

June 1935

Restrictions & Rights

No restrictions

Topic

• Smithsonian Institution
• Personnel management
• Employees
• Smithsonian Institution--Employees

Form/Genre

• Person, candid
• Photographic print

ID Number

SIA2011-1241

Physical description

Number of Images: 1; Color: Black and White; Size: 2.25w x 2.25h; Type of Image: Person, candid; Medium: Photographic print

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