Landscape Work on the Mall

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Summary

Two unidentified workers elevating the Joseph Henry statue on wooden supports while the Mall is regraded, November 8, 1934. Joseph Henry was the first Secretary of the Smithsonian (1846-1878). The Smithsonian Institution Building is on the right and the United States Capitol and other buildings are visible in the distance. Several cars are parked in front of the Castle.

Subject

  • Smithsonian Institution Building (Washington, D.C.)
  • United States Capitol (Washington, D.C.)

Category

Historic Images of the Smithsonian

Notes

Original negative number is 31747, but that negative has been lost. A similar print of this image (Neg. #31747A), but from a slightly different angle, is at this same SIA location.

Contained within

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 95, Box 31, Folder 19

Contact information

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

Date

1934

Restrictions & Rights

No restrictions

Topic

  • Landscape architecture
  • Joseph Henry Statue
  • Statues
  • Automobiles
  • Construction workers

Place

Mall, The (Washington, D.C.)

Form/Genre

  • Photographic print
  • Exterior

ID Number

2002-12163

Physical description

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

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