Natural History Building
ID: SIA2011-2358
Creator: Tolman, Ruel P (Ruel Pardee) 1878-1954
Form/Genre: Photographic print
Date: October 1935
Citation: Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 7433, Box 3, Folder: Ruel P. Tolman Collection, Scrapbook A-N
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Exterior view of the Natural History Building as seen from the National Mall. Three cars are parked in front of the building on Madison Drive, NW.
Subject
- National Museum of Natural History (U.S.)
- Natural History Building South Entrance
- United States National Museum
- South Front of the Natural History Building
Category
Historic Images of the Smithsonian
Notes
- Taken by Ruel P. Tolman, former Director of the Smithsonian's National Collection of Fine Arts, and is included in a scrapbook of photographs of Smithsonian staff, ground and buildings, exhibitions, and Washington, D.C. scenes (Section N).
- The geographic location of this image is approximated by the objects pictured in the image. It is not an exact longitude and latitude.
- In 1935 the Natural History Building was called the United States National Museum and is now known as the National Museum of Natural History.
Contained within
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 7433, Box 3, Folder: Ruel P. Tolman Collection, Scrapbook A-N
Contact information
Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu
Date
October 1935
Restrictions & Rights
No restrictions
Topic
- Natural history museums
- Museum buildings
- Automobiles
Place
- District of Columbia
- Mall, The (Washington, D.C.)
- United States
- National Museum of Natural History
- Washington (D.C.)
- Washington
Form/Genre
- Photographic print
- Exterior
ID Number
SIA2011-2358
Physical description
Number of Images: 1; Color: Black and White; Size: 2.5w x 2.5h; Type of Image: Exterior; Medium: Photographic print