Engraving of the Fisheries Court, U.S. National Museum
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Form/Genre: Engraving
Date: 1886
Citation: Smithsonian Institution Archives Information File Box SI Guide Books 1883-1890 Folder Smithsonian Guide Book 1886 (Brentano Brothers)
Illustration (Fig. 88) in "A Handbook to the National Museum under the direction of the Smithsonian Institution, Washington" of the Fisheries Court exhibit in the United States National Museum (Arts and Industries Building) shows fishing nets hanging from the ceiling along with a Giant Squid and a Giant Octopus, seascapes on walls, and visitors viewing cases of specimens and artifacts.
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From "A Handbook to the National Museum under the Direction of the Smithsonian Institution, Washington" (New York: Brentano Brothers, 1886. Page 63. Original image is in oversize photos in RU95, negative #2525.
Smithsonian Institution Archives Information File Box SI Guide Books 1883-1890 Folder Smithsonian Guide Book 1886 (Brentano Brothers)
Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu
1886
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95-20341
Color: Black and White; Size: 7w x 5h; Type of Image: Exhibit; Medium: Engraving