Elephant House, National Zoo
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Form/Genre: Photographic print
Date: 1903
Citation: Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 95, Box 35, Folder: 10
The brick Elephant House designed by Hornblower and Marshall replaced the first "temporary" shed for the elephants, which was known as the Octagonal Barn. This brick house was begun in September of 1902, completed in January of 1903, and according to the Annual Report, the elephant was put in the house on March 12, 1903.
Historic Images of the Smithsonian
Original negative number is 2022, but that negative has been lost. AR 1903: 65-67, includes photo.
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 95, Box 35, Folder: 10
Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu
1903
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2002-10618
Color: Cyano type; Size: 8w x 6 1/2h; Type of Image: Architectural; Medium: Photographic print