Apparatus Room, Smithsonian Institution Building

ID: 43804-G or MAH-43804G

Creator: Unknown

Form/Genre: Engraving

Date: c. 1856

Citation: Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 95, Box 31A, Folder: 27

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Summary

Engraving of the Apparatus Room in the Smithsonian Institution Building, with visitors viewing the collection of scientific apparatus. The engraving was first published in the Guidebook of 1857.

Subject

  • Smithsonian Institution Building (Washington, D.C.)
  • Smithsonian Institution Building Apparatus Room

Category

Historic Images of the Smithsonian

Notes

From William Jones Rhees, An Account of the Smithsonian Institution (Philadelphia: Collins, 1863)

Contained within

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 95, Box 31A, Folder: 27

Contact information

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

Date

c. 1856

Restrictions & Rights

No restrictions

Topic

  • Engraving
  • Scientific apparatus and instruments
  • Guide books
  • Exhibitions
  • Museums
  • Museum visitors

Form/Genre

  • Engraving
  • Interior

ID Number

43804-G or MAH-43804G

Physical description

Color: Black and White; Size: 10w x 8h; Type of Image: Interior; Medium: Engraving

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