Creator:

United States National Museum Photographic Laboratory  Search this

Subject:

United States National Museum  Search this

Smithsonian Institution Building (Washington, D.C.)  Search this

Physical description:

8 x 10;

Type:

Glass negatives

Date:

1880

1880s

Notes:

Also known as 2962.

See also Record Unit 95, Box 41, Folder 4.

Summary:

Prehistoric Archaeology exhibit in Upper Main Hall (above Great Hall) of the Smithsonian Institution Building, or Castle, showing ethnological and archeological specimens. An immense painted Tsimshian housefront, acquired from the Northwest Coastal Indians for display at the Philadelphia Centennial Exhibition in 1876, is visible on the west wall at the back of the room. Numerous busts populate the tops of exhibit cases. Spears and bows and arrows from various tribes are decoratively grouped in patterns on the walls.

Cite as:

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Acc. 11-006, Box 006, Image No. MAH-2962

Repository Loc.:

Smithsonian Institution Archives Capital Gallery, Suite 3000, MRC 507; 600 Maryland Avenue, SW; Washington, DC 20024-2520

Topic:

Exhibitions  Search this

Anthropology  Search this

Archaeology  Search this

Local number:

SIA Acc. 11-006 [MAH-2962]

Restrictions & Rights:

No access restrictions Many of SIA's holdings are located off-site, and advance notice is recommended to consult a collection. Please email the SIA Reference Team at osiaref@si.edu

No Copyright - United States

Data Source:

Smithsonian Institution Archives

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_arc_387727