Exterior of the South Shed, 1975

ID: 75-6938

Creator: Unknown

Form/Genre: Photographic print

Date: 1975

Citation: Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 371, Box 2, Folder: September 1975

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Summary

The South Shed in the South Yard, 1975. The South Shed, built in 1898, was used as Samuel P. Langley's Aerodrome Shop and later it was used for taxidermy. It has also been referred to as the Annex and later, as the "Bug House." It was demolished in 1975 in preparation for the Victorian Garden which opened in 1976.

Subject

  • Langley, S. P (Samuel Pierpont) 1834-1906
  • South Shed
  • Aerodrome Shop
  • South Yard
  • Bug House

Category

Historic Images of the Smithsonian

Notes

Featured in TORCH, September 1975

Contained within

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 371, Box 2, Folder: September 1975

Contact information

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

Date

1975

Restrictions & Rights

No restrictions

Topic

  • Taxidermy
  • Parking lots
  • Aeronautics

Form/Genre

  • Photographic print
  • Exterior

ID Number

75-6938

Physical description

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

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