Exterior View of Castle, 1883

ID: 2002-10688 and MAH-1535 and 86-11899

Creator: Unknown (Thomas W. Smillie?)

Form/Genre: Photographic print

Date: 1883

Citation: Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 95, Box 30, Folder: 11

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Summary

Exterior view of the south side of the Smithsonian Institution Building, showing the "postern door," which had direct access to the lecture room in the East Wing. Photograph shows preparations underway for the renovation and reconstruction of the East Wing and Range by Architect Adolph Cluss.

Subject

  • Smithsonian Institution Building East Wing
  • Smithsonian Institution Building (Washington, D.C.)

Category

Historic Images of the Smithsonian

Notes

The original negative number is MAH-1535. See also Neg. #86-11899; in Field, Stamm & Ewing. THE CASTLE, AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF THE SMITHSONIAN BUILDING, p. 38.

Contained within

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 95, Box 30, Folder: 11

Contact information

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

Date

1883

Restrictions & Rights

No restrictions

Topic

  • Museum buildings
  • Construction
  • Architecture
  • Repair and reconstruction
  • Renovations
  • Buildings--Repair and reconstruction

Form/Genre

  • Photographic print
  • Exterior

ID Number

2002-10688 and MAH-1535 and 86-11899

Physical description

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

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