James Smithson Bicentennial Celebration

ID: 82-3270

Creator: Unknown

Form/Genre: Group, candid

Date: 1965

Citation: Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 95, Box 59, Folder: 5

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Summary

From left to right: Philip C. Ritterbush, Special Assistant for Scientific Matters, Office of Secretary Smithsonian Institution; Arthur Koestler; and T. Dale Stewart, Director, National Museum of Natural History, at a reception in the Smithsonian Institution Building on the occasion of a three day celebration held September 16, 17, 18, 1965, to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the birth of James Smithson, the founding donor of the Smithsonian Institution.

Author

Unknown

Subject

  • Ritterbush, Philip C
  • Koestler, Arthur 1905-
  • Stewart, T. D (Thomas Dale) 1901-
  • 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, 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
  • Museums
  • Museum directors
  • Event

Form/Genre

  • Group, candid
  • Negative

ID Number

82-3270

Physical description

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

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