Grounds for New Zoo

ID: MAH-5387

Creator: Unknown

Form/Genre: Photographic print

Date: c. 1890

Citation: Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 95, Box 36, Folder 1 and Box 35, Folder 7

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Summary

Grounds located along Rock Creek in Washington, D.C., to be used for the new National Zoological Park.

Author

Unknown

Subject

National Zoological Park (U.S.)

Category

Historic Images of the Smithsonian

Notes

In a photo album entitled "Landscapes, National Zoological Park" located in Box 36.

Contained within

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 95, Box 36, Folder 1 and Box 35, Folder 7

Contact information

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

Date

c. 1890

Restrictions & Rights

No restrictions

Topic

  • Grounds
  • Landscapes
  • Zoos

Place

Rock Creek Park (Washington, D.C.)

Form/Genre

  • Photographic print
  • Landscape

ID Number

MAH-5387

Physical description

Color: Black and White; Size: 10w x 8h; Type of Image: Landscape; Medium: Photographic print

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