Smithsonian Institution Building, 1863
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Creator: Brady & Co. (Washington, D.C.)
Form/Genre: Exterior
Date: 1863
Citation: Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 95, Box 30, Folder: 7 and Accession 11-009
View of the Smithsonian Institution Building looking east up B Street (later known as Independence Ave) towards the United States Capitol Building. Grounds are landscaped following plan laid out by Andrew Jackson Downing. Visible amidst the trees is the Magnetic Observatory, built in 1853. People stand along the fence installed along the sidewalk on B Street.
Historic Images of the Smithsonian
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 95, Box 30, Folder: 7 and Accession 11-009
Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu
1863
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Color: Black and White; Size: 4w x 5h; Type of Image: Landscape; Medium: Black and White Negative