Freer Gallery Groundbreaking

Summary

Groundbreaking for the Freer Gallery of Art building. September 23, 1916. Left to right, 1. W.W. Torbert; 3. H. W. Dorsey; 7. William deC. Ravenel; 10. J. S. Pollock; 11. Louis Goldberg; 12. J. W. Scollick (preparator); 14. Richard Rathbun, Acting Secretary; 15. Frank E. Gass; 18. Ray S. Bassler; 21. J. S. Goldsmith; 24. Ruel P. Tolman; 26. George P. Merrill; 28. James G. Traylor; 29. E. L. Springer; 30. Leonhard Stejneger; 31. Rosemary Whiteker.

Subject

• Dorsey, Harry W 1874-1960
• Ravenel, William deC
• Rathbun, Richard 1852-1918
• Bassler, Ray S. (Ray Smith), b. 1878
• Tolman, Ruel P (Ruel Pardee) 1878-1954
• Merrill, George P (George Perkins) 1854-1929
• Traylor, James G
• Springer, E. L
• Stejneger, Leonhard 1851-1943
• Freer Gallery of Art

Category

Historic Images of the Smithsonian

Notes

The actual turning of the sod. Groundbreaker's head is blurred.

Contained within

Smithsonian Institution Archives Record Unit 95 Box 56 Folder 12

Contact information

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

Date

1916

Restrictions & Rights

No restrictions

Topic

• Groundbreaking
• Whiteker, Rosemary
• Goldsmith, James S
• Pollock, John S
• Goldberg, Louis
• Gass, Frank E
• Torbert, W. W
• Scollick, J. W

Form/Genre

• Photographic print
• Event

ID Number

94-4417

Physical description

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

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