Instrument Shop, 19th Century, NMAH

ID: 59810-30A or OPA-841F

Creator: Unknown

Form/Genre: Photographic print

Date: 1966

Citation: Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 95, Box 45, Folder: 13

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Summary

A reproduction of the facade of a 19th century instrument shop of Benjamin Pike of New York City in the Hall of Physical Sciences. Many of his instruments are on display in the windows. The exhibit opened in March 1966 in the Museum of History and Technology, now the National Museum of American History.

Subject

  • National Museum of History and Technology (U.S.)
  • National Museum of American History (U.S.) (NMAH)

Category

Historic Images of the Smithsonian

Contained within

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 95, Box 45, Folder: 13

Contact information

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

Date

1966

Restrictions & Rights

No restrictions

Topic

  • Instruments
  • Pike, Benjamin
  • Exhibitions
  • Hall of Physical Sciences

Form/Genre

  • Photographic print
  • Exhibit

ID Number

59810-30A or OPA-841F

Physical description

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

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