Smithsonian Institution Building, Southeast View
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Creator: N. Orr & Co
Form/Genre: Engraving
Date: 1857
Citation: Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 95, Box 30, Folder: 5A
Engraving of the Smithsonian Institution Building, or "Castle," south facade from the southeast with a rich background of trees, shrubs and sky, and lots of activity as visitors travel to and from on foot and by horse and carriage. The engraving was published in the Smithsonian Guidebook of 1857.
Smithsonian Institution Building (Washington, D.C.)
Historic Images of the Smithsonian
From William Jones Rhees, An Account of the Smithsonian Institution (Philadelphia: Collins, 1857).
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 95, Box 30, Folder: 5A
Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu
1857
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SIA2011-2831 or 43804-N or MAH-43804N
Number of Images: 1 ; Color: Black and White ; Size: 10w x 8h ; Type of Image: Engraving ; Medium: Photographic Print