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Author:
Unknown  Search this
Subject:
Smithsonian Institution Building (Washington, D.C.)  Search this
South Yard  Search this
Physical description:
Number of Images: 1; Color: Black and White; Size: 4 1/8w x 3 1/4h; Type of Image: Object; Medium: Photographic print
Type:
Photographic print
Object
Date:
early 1900s
Category:
Historic Images of the Smithsonian
Notes:
Other images in that show the process of building a taxidermy frame for a tiger are SIA2012-7935, SIA2012-7936, SIA2012-7938, SIA2012-7939, SIA2012-7940, SIA2012-7941, SIA2012-7942, SIA2012-7943, SIA2012-7944. One of the sheds in the South Yard contained the Taxidermy Studio.
Summary:
Photograph documenting the process of building a taxidermy frame for a tiger. The frame is standing in the South Yard of the Smithsonian Institution Building or "Castle." Image 3 of 10 shows the first coat of Papier-mâché.
Contained within:
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 7181, Box 1, Folder: Exhibits central file 1893, 1896-97, 1900-1901, 1903-1904
Contact information:
Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu
Topic:
Taxidermy  Search this
Tigers  Search this
Paper  Search this
Specimens  Search this
Exhibitions  Search this
Papier-mâché sculpture  Search this
Standard number:
SIA2012-7937
Restrictions & Rights:
No restrictions
Data Source:
Smithsonian Archives - History Div
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sic_13565