Results for "Smithsonian buildings."
Smithsonian Building Cornerstone Laid
- Date: May 1, 1847
- Webpage
The Megatherium Club
- Date: December 1, 2017
- Description: [edan-image:id=siris_sic_5844,size=200,left]The Megatherium Club, named after a giant extinct sloth that once roamed South America, consisted of an eccentric group of young naturalists aiming to build the Smithsonian’s collection. The club was formed in 1857 under zoologist William Stimpson, who held the club’s first meeting in his cottage before the members were asked to set
- SI History Chronology
Completion of Wings of Smithsonian Building
- Date: January 2, 1850
Arts and Industries Building Closed
- Date: January 1, 2007
Exterior of Smithsonian Institution Building, c. 1895
- Date: 1895
- Creator: Unknown
- Creator: Unknown
Smithsonian Institution Building from Pennsylvania Ave, 1874
- Date: April 10, 1874
- Creator: Holmes, William Henry 1846-1933
- Creator: Holmes, William Henry 1846-1933
South Yard of the Smithsonian Institution Building, or Castle
- Date: 1974 May 22, 1974
- Creator: Farrar, Richard
Exterior of Smithsonian Building Completed
- Date: December 31, 1851
Arts and Industries Building
- Date: August 2, 2006
- Creator: Long, Eric
- Creator: Long, Eric
- SI History Bibliography
The Castle: An Illustrated History of the Smithsonian Building
- Date: 1993
- Creator: Field, Cynthia R,Ewing, Heather Peale,Stamm, Richard E
- Creator: Field, Cynthia R,Ewing, Heather Peale,Stamm, Richard E
North Facade of Smithsonian Building
- Date: c. 1973
- Creator: Unknown
- Creator: Unknown
- Webpage
Bibliography of the Smithsonian's History
- Date: March 17, 2011
- Description: I’d like a list of publications on the history of the Smithsonian. Can you provide me with a bibliography?
