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Author:
Unknown (Titian R. Peale?)  Search this
Subject:
Henry, Joseph 1797-1878  Search this
Henry, Mary Anna 1834-1903  Search this
Henry, Harriet A. 1808-1882  Search this
Henry, Caroline 1839-1920  Search this
Henry, Helen Louisa 1836-1912  Search this
Smithsonian Institution Building (Washington, D.C.)  Search this
Physical description:
Color: Black and White; Size: 7.5w x 8h; Type of Image: Group, candid; Medium: Photographic print
Type:
Photographic print
Group, candid
Date:
1862
Category:
Historic Images of the Smithsonian
Notes:
Original located in SIA RU95 small print file; resource: Field, Stamm & Ewing. The Castle, An Illustrated History of the Smithsonian Building (p. 32).
Summary:
Secretary Joseph Henry (1846-1878) with his wife Harriet and three daughters, Caroline, Mary and Helen, standing in the east doorway to the Smithsonian Institution Building, c. 1862. Henry was the first Secretary of the Smithsonian, and he and his family resided in the east wing of the Smithsonian Institution Building.
Contained within:
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 95, Box 12, Folder: 3
Contact information:
Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu
Topic:
Secretaries  Search this
Women--History  Search this
Standard number:
SA-203 or sa-203
Restrictions & Rights:
No restrictions
Data Source:
Smithsonian Archives - History Div
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sic_5596