Collections Storage, Luray, Virginia

ID: 96-1359

Creator: Unknown

Form/Genre: Photographic print

Date: 1944

Citation: Smithsonian Institution Archives Record Unit 192 Box 546 Folder 2

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Summary

October 28, 1944. Wartime storage of the United States National Museum (USNM) collections in Luray, Virginia, near Shenandoah National Park. Photo shows close up of storage containers with USNM stamp. United States National Museum collections were transferred to a storage facility in Luray, Virginia during World War II.

Subject

United States. National Park Service

Category

Historic Images of the Smithsonian

Notes

The date is inferred from notations on other photos of the facility contained in this location.

Contained within

Smithsonian Institution Archives Record Unit 192 Box 546 Folder 2

Contact information

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

Date

1944

Restrictions & Rights

No restrictions

Topic

  • WW II
  • Storage
  • Wartime Activities
  • Luray (Va.)
  • National Collections
  • World War, 1939-1945

Place

Shenandoah National Park (Va.)

Form/Genre

  • Photographic print
  • Interior

ID Number

96-1359

Physical description

Color: Black and White; Size: 3w x 2h; Type of Image: Interior; Medium: Photographic print

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