Interior of Storage Area, Luray, Virginia

ID: 96-1358

Creator: Unknown

Form/Genre: Photographic print

Date: October 28, 1944

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

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Summary

On October 28, 1944, custodian Lester Judd stands at Watch Clock Station #5 in the interior of the storage area. The United States National Museum collections were transferred to the storage facility in Luray, Virginia, near Shenandoah National Park, for safekeeping during World War II.

Subject

  • United States National Museum
  • United States. National Park Service

Category

Historic Images of the Smithsonian

Notes

Other photographs found in the same location give the date October 28, 1944. All photos were presumably taken at the same time.

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

October 28, 1944

Restrictions & Rights

No restrictions

Topic

  • WW II
  • Storage
  • Wartime Activities
  • Luray (Va.)
  • Judd, Lester L
  • Guard Force
  • National Collections
  • World War, 1939-1945

Place

Shenandoah National Park (Va.)

Form/Genre

  • Photographic print
  • Interior
  • Person, candid

ID Number

96-1358

Physical description

Color: Black and White; Size: 5 1/2w x 3 1/2h; Type of Image: Person, candid; Interior; Medium: Photographic print

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