Exterior of Smithsonian Institution Building, West Wing

ID: MNH 2534 D

Creator: Unknown

Form/Genre: Engraving

Date: 1849

Citation: Smithsonian Institution Archives Record Unit 95 Box 30 Folder 5

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Summary

Engraving of the West Wing of the Smithsonian Institution Building, designed by James Renwick, Jr. The engraving was published in "Hints on Public Architecture" by Robert Dale Owen (1849).

Subject

  • Owen, Robert Dale 1801-1877
  • Renwick, James 1818-1895
  • Hints on Public Architecture containing, among other illustrations, views and plans of the Smithsonian Institution : together with an appendix relative to building materials, prepared, on behalf of the Building Committee of the Smithsonian Institution, by Robert Dale Owen (Book)
  • Smithsonian Institution Building (Washington, D.C.)
  • Smithsonian Institution Building West Wing

Category

Historic Images of the Smithsonian

Notes

Wood engraving by Childs, published in Robert Dale Owen's "Hints on Public Architecture."

Contained within

Smithsonian Institution Archives Record Unit 95 Box 30 Folder 5

Contact information

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

Date

1849

Restrictions & Rights

No restrictions

Topic

  • Design
  • Architecture
  • Architectural design

Form/Genre

  • Engraving
  • Exterior

ID Number

MNH 2534 D

Physical description

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

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