National Zoological Park (U.S.) Animal House Search this
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National Zoological Park (U.S.) Carnivora House Search this
Physical description:
Color: Black and White; Size: 10w x 8h; Type of Image: Animal, candid; Architectural; Medium: Photographic print
Type:
Photographic print
Architecture
Animal, candid
Date:
1900
Category:
Historic Images of the Smithsonian
Summary:
Alligators in their enclosure in the original Animal House, also known as the Carnivora House, which opened in 1892 and was the first permanent building at the National Zoological Park. The alligators are housed in the "temporary" wooden wing of the structure. They were given more spacious accommodations when the Reptile House was completed in 1931.
Contained within:
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 95, Box 46, Folder: 1
