Author:

Unknown  Search this

Subject:

Brown, Solomon Galleon c. 1829-1906  Search this

Smithsonian Institution Building (Washington, D.C.)  Search this

Physical description:

Color: Black and White; Size: 10w x 8h; Type of Image: Architectural; Medium: Photographic print

Type:

Photographic print

Architecture

Date:

c. 1890

Category:

Historic Images of the Smithsonian

Summary:

Plan of basement for the east wing of the Smithsonian Institution Building showing room assignments for Solomon G. Brown (1852-1906), clerk of Secretary Spencer F. Baird (1878-1887), naturalist, philosopher, and poet. Brown worked at the Smithsonian for over fifty years and was one of the first African American Smithsonian employees.

Contained within:

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 95, Box 30A, Folder 27

Contact information:

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

Topic:

Architecture--Design and plans  Search this

African Americans  Search this

Restrictions & Rights:

No restrictions

Data Source:

Smithsonian Archives - History Div

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_sic_7334