Smithsonian Institution Building
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Creator: Lossing & Barritt
Form/Genre: Engraving
Date: 1855
Citation: Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 95, Box 30, Folder: 4
Engraving of the Smithsonian Institution Building shows visitors approaching on foot. The view is from the northeast and trees surround the building. The architectural details are not complete or entirely correct.
Smithsonian Institution Building (Washington, D.C.)
Historic Images of the Smithsonian
There is two versions of this image in the folder: 1) copy print (82-3281) in black and white and 2) pages removed from books where the engraving was color tinted. Engraving is labeled Smithsonian "Institute."
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 95, Box 30, Folder: 4
Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu
1855
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82-3281
Color: Black and White; Size: 10w x 8h; Type of Image: Exterior; Medium: Engraving