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Physical description:
Gelatin silver prints; 8 x 10;
Type:
Black-and-white photographs
Date:
1962
Notes:
Featured in the "Torch," May 1978.
Summary:
The Lincoln Gallery in the Patent Office Building occupied by offices of the Civil Service Commission. The building was occupied by the Patent Office until 1932 and then housed the Civil Service Commission until 1963. The Patent Office Building was turned over to the Smithsonian in 1958 but it was not ready for use by the National Collection of Fine Arts, now known as the Smithsonian American Art Museum, until 1965.
Cite as:
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 371, Box 02, Folder: May 1978, Image No. 92-1795
Repository Loc.:
Smithsonian Institution Archives Capital Gallery, Suite 3000, MRC 507; 600 Maryland Avenue, SW; Washington, DC 20024-2520
Local number:
SIA RU000371 [92-1795]
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
