Construction of Lion House at NZP
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Creator: Bell, C.M
Form/Genre: Photographic print
Date: 1891
Citation: Smithsonian Institution Archives Record Unit 95 Box 35 Folder 2
Construction of the Carnivora House, the first permanent stone structure at the National Zoological Park, June 4, 1891. Designed by Boston architect William Ralph Emerson, it housed virtually all of the animals during the first years of the zoo. It was built of locally quarried grey gneiss stone.
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Source: AR 1891, Report of the Acting Manager of the NZP: 49. There are several similar photos in this RU.
Smithsonian Institution Archives Record Unit 95 Box 35 Folder 2
Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu
1891
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Color: Black and White; Size: 10w x 8h; Type of Image: Architectural; Medium: Photographic print