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Physical description:
Number of Images: 1; Color: Black and White; Size: 7.5w x 8h; Type of Image: Interior; Medium: Photographic print
Type:
Photographic print
Interior
Date:
1862
Category:
Historic Images of the Smithsonian
Notes:
Published in "The Castle: An Illustrated History of the Smithsonian Building" by Cynthia R. Field, Richard E. Stamm, and Heather P. Ewing, p. 31. See also Neg. #3252 for another view of the room
Summary:
The first Secretary of the Smithsonian, Joseph Henry (1846-1878) and family lived in the East Wing of the Smithsonian Institution Building. The Music Room of the Henry apartments is furnished with Rococo Revival and wicker furniture. The bust of George Washington can be seen on the far right.
Contained within:
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 95, Box 31A, Folder: 18
