Guide to the Natural History Building, 1919

Summary

1919 guidebook for visitors to the Natural History Building with a description of the principle collections and maps of the building. This guidebook is digitized in 12 images.

Subject

• Smithsonian Institution
• United States National Museum
• Natural History Building

Category

Historic Images of the Smithsonian

Notes

The Smithsonian published guidebooks for visitors to the US National Museum beginning in 1917. Many of the guidebooks for the next several decades were based on this first edition, and deviate from it very little aside from including the new exhibit arrangements and details.

Contained within

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit Information File, Box 14, Folder: 3

Contact information

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

Date

1919

Restrictions & Rights

No restrictions

Topic

• Museums
• Visitor's Guide
• Museum exhibits

Form/Genre

Document

ID Number

SIA2014-07032 and SIA2014-07033 and SIA2014-07034 and SIA2014-07035 and SIA2014-07036 and SIA2014-07037 and SIA2014-07038 and SIA2014-07039 and SIA2014-07040 and SIA2014-07041 and SIA2014-07042 and SIA2014-07043

Physical description

Number of Images: 12 Color: Color Size: 5w x7.75h Type of Image: Brochure Medium: Paper

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