Joseph Henry Statue on Mall

ID: 79-13842-19 or SIA79-13842-19

Creator: Bounds, A. Pierce

Form/Genre: Photographic print

Date: 1979

Citation: Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 371, Box 4, Folder: February 1984

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Summary

The statue of Joseph Henry, first Secretary of the Smithsonian (1846-1878) in front of the Smithsonian Institution Building, the "Castle" faces the Mall. The statue originally faced the Castle. However, in 1965 Secretary S. Dillon Ripley had it turned to face the Mall. The Castle is covered with ivy. "Smithsonian Institution" is enscribed above the Carriage Porch.

Subject

Smithsonian Institution Building (Washington, D.C.)

Category

Historic Images of the Smithsonian

Notes

Featured in TORCH supplement, February 1984

Contained within

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 371, Box 4, Folder: February 1984

Contact information

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

Date

1979

Restrictions & Rights

No restrictions

Topic

  • Secretaries
  • Carriage Porch
  • Joseph Henry Statue
  • Statues

Form/Genre

  • Photographic print
  • Statue

ID Number

79-13842-19 or SIA79-13842-19

Physical description

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

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