James Smithson Bicentennial Celebration

ID: 82-3263

Creator: Unknown

Form/Genre: Group, candid

Date: 1965

Citation: Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 11-009 and Record Unit 95, Box 59, Folder: 5

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Summary

To commemorate the 200th anniversary of the birth of James Smithson, founding donor of the Smithsonian Institution, a three day celebration was held September 16, 17, 18, 1965. The event included an academic procession in front of the Smithsonian Institution Building.

Subject

  • Smithson, James 1765-1829
  • Smithsonian Institution Building (Washington, D.C.)
  • James Smithson Bicentennial Celebration 1965
  • Bicentennial Celebration Commemorating the Birth of James Smithson 1965

Category

Historic Images of the Smithsonian

Notes

A black and white, 10w x 8h print is located in Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 95, Box 59, Folder: 5.

Contained within

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 11-009 and Record Unit 95, Box 59, Folder: 5

Contact information

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

Date

1965

Restrictions & Rights

No restrictions

Topic

  • Anniversaries
  • Academic costume
  • Parades
  • Event

Place

Mall, The (Washington, D.C.)

Form/Genre

  • Group, candid
  • Negative

ID Number

82-3263

Physical description

Color: Black and White; Size: 5w x 4h; Type of Image: Event; Group, candid; Medium: Negative

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