Procession to SI with James Smithson's Remains

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Summary

On January 25, 1904, a military procession to Smithsonian Institution grounds brings the remains of James Smithson (c.1765-1829) whose bequest created the Smithsonian. His remains had been transported by Alexander Graham Bell, a member of the Board of Regents, from Genoa, Italy, after the Italian cemetery had fallen into neglect.

Subject

  • Bell, Alexander Graham 1847-1922
  • Smithson, James 1765-1829
  • Board of Regents
  • United States. Army

Category

Historic Images of the Smithsonian

Notes

Published in Harper's Weekly, 27 February 1904; a copy of which can be found in SIA RU 7000, Box 5, Folder 5.

Contained within

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 95, Box 56, Folder 8

Contact information

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

Date

1904

Restrictions & Rights

No restrictions

Topic

  • Smithson, James
  • Benefactors
  • Memorials
  • Smithson family
  • Grounds
  • Death and burial
  • Smithson, James--Death and burial
  • Event

Place

Washington (D.C.)

Form/Genre

Photographic print

ID Number

82-3338

Physical description

Color: Black and White; Size: 3 1/2 x 4; Type of Image: Event; Medium: Photographic print

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