Author:

Trescott, Jacqueline  Search this

Subject:

Brown, Solomon Galleon c. 1829-1906  Search this

National Museum of Natural History (U.S.)  Search this

Washington Post  Search this

Physical description:

Number of Images: 1 ; Color: Black and White ; Size: 6w x 10h ; Type of Image: Object ; Medium: Newspaper

Type:

Object

Newspaper photograph

Place:

Mall, The (Washington, D.C.)

Date:

June 16, 2004

Category:

Historic Images of the Smithsonian

Summary:

Article describing the 100th Anniversary of the groundbreaking for the National Museum of Natural History building event honoring Solomon G. Brown, the first African American employee of the Smithsonian Institution. Clipping from the June 16, 2004, print edition of the Washington Post.

Contained within:

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 08-063, Box 1, Folder: National Musuem of Natural History (Folder 1 of 2)

Contact information:

Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu

Topic:

Anniversaries  Search this

Smithsonian Institution--Employees  Search this

Newspapers  Search this

Groundbreaking  Search this

African Americans  Search this

Event  Search this

Standard number:

SIA2011-1431

Restrictions & Rights:

Copyright: The Washington Post

Data Source:

Smithsonian Archives - History Div

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_sic_12964