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Author:
Unknown  Search this
Subject:
National Zoological Park (U.S.)  Search this
Smithsonian Institution Building (Washington, D.C.)  Search this
United States National Museum Dept. of Living Animals  Search this
South Yard  Search this
Physical description:
Color: Black and White; Size: 10w x 8h; Type of Image: Animal, candid; Medium: Photographic print
Type:
Photographic print
Animal, candid
Date:
c. 1889
Category:
Historic Images of the Smithsonian
Notes:
For another view, see Neg. # MAH 8008A.
Summary:
Two buffalo in a paddock in the South Yard in front of a shed erected behind the Smithsonian Institution Building. They were acquired in 1886 by the United States National Museum's Department of Living Animals, which eventually became the National Zoological Park. This photograph, taken sometime between 1886 and 1889, predates the founding of the NZP which was established by Act of Congress in 1889.
Contained within:
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 95, Box 30A, Folder: 19
Contact information:
Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu
Topic:
Buffalo  Search this
Grounds  Search this
Animals  Search this
American bison  Search this
Standard number:
9730 or MAH-9730
Restrictions & Rights:
No restrictions
Data Source:
Smithsonian Archives - History Div
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sic_10709