Installation of Exhibit in National Museum of Natural History, 1911

ID: 24053 or MAH-24053

Creator: Unknown

Form/Genre: Photographic print

Date: 1911

Citation: Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 79, Box 9, Folder: 6

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Summary

The exhibit hall for Prehistoric Archaeology in the East Range, second floor of the National Museum of Natural History on January 15, 1911. Preparations are being made for installing the new exhibit. On the left are empty exhibit cases, and on the right are wooden crates with a few artifacts sitting on top of them.

Subject

  • National Museum of Natural History (U.S.)
  • United States National Museum

Category

Historic Images of the Smithsonian

Notes

There are several photos of office spaces and museum cases in this location.

Contained within

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 79, Box 9, Folder: 6

Contact information

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

Date

1911

Restrictions & Rights

No restrictions

Topic

  • Artifacts
  • Archaeology
  • Exhibit cases
  • Exhibitions
  • Prehistoric Archaeology
  • Natural History Building
  • Second Floor
  • Natural History Building--Second Floor
  • Natural History Building--East Range
  • Installation

Form/Genre

  • Photographic print
  • Interior

ID Number

24053 or MAH-24053

Physical description

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

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