Alligators, NZP

ID: 9800-G or MNH-9800G

Creator: Unknown

Form/Genre: Photographic print

Date: 1931

Citation: Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 95, Box 46, Folder: 1

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Summary

Visitors viewing the new alligator exhibit in the recently opened Reptile House at the National Zoological Park. The new exhibit has more natural surroundings than previous ones.

Subject

  • National Zoological Park (U.S.)
  • National Zoological Park (U.S.) Buildings

Category

Historic Images of the Smithsonian

Notes

The negative number 95-46 is also associated with this image. However, there is an image of a balloon in SIA collections that has the negative number 95-46 attached to it. The 95-46 attached to the alligator image is perhaps a number that was given to it by the Zoo when the image was taken.

Contained within

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 95, Box 46, Folder: 1

Contact information

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

Date

1931

Restrictions & Rights

No restrictions

Topic

  • Reptiles
  • Zoo exhibits
  • Zoos
  • Animals
  • Openings
  • Museums
  • Alligators
  • Museum visitors

Form/Genre

  • Photographic print
  • Exhibit

ID Number

9800-G or MNH-9800G

Physical description

Color: Black and White; Size: 10w x 8h; Type of Image: Exhibit; Medium: Photographic print

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