Creator:

Hofmeister, Richard K  Search this

Subject:

Challinor, David  Search this

Zisfein, Melvin B  Search this

Rinehart, Katherine  Search this

Smithsonian Institution Office of Public Affairs  Search this

National Air and Space Museum  Search this

Physical description:

Gelatin silver prints; 8 x 10;

Type:

Black-and-white photographs

Date:

1978

July 9, 1978

Notes:

Original film available in SIA Acc. 11-009.

Featured in the "Torch," August 1978.

Summary:

From Torch article: "The National Air and Space Museum recorded its 20 millionth visitor at 1:30 p.m. Sunday, July 9- two years and eight days after its formal opening...Fourteen-year-old Katherine Rinehart, of Charlottesville, Va., was greeted by David Challinor, Smithsonian assistant secretary for science, and Melvin Zisfein, the Museum's acting director, as she walked through the building's Jefferson Drive entrance."

Cite as:

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 371, Box 02, Folder: August 1978, Image No. 78-9463-07

Repository Loc.:

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

Topic:

Museum visitors  Search this

Local number:

SIA RU000371 [78-9463-07]

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_398046