Trans-Mississippi Exposition, Smithsonian Exhibit

Summary

At the Trans-Mississippi and International Exposition in Omaha, a close up view of a case containing minerals and shells, part of the Smithsonian exhibit. The Smithsonian coordinated all of the U.S. Government exhibits and prepared a display on its activities and collections for the exposition.

Subject

Trans-Mississippi Exposition (1898: Omaha, Nebraska)

Category

Historic Images of the Smithsonian

Notes

Original negative number is 12870, but that negative has been lost. For more information see: All the World's A Fair by Robert Rydell. There are several other images of this exhibit in this folder.

Contained within

Smithsonian Institution Archives Record Unit 95 Box 62 Folder 14

Contact information

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

Date

1898

Restrictions & Rights

No restrictions

Topic

• Exhibitions
• Omaha (Neb.)
• Expositions
• Exhibitions--Omaha (Neb.)

Form/Genre

• Photographic print
• Exhibit

ID Number

2002-12147

Physical description

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

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