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Author:
Unknown  Search this
Subject:
United States National Museum  Search this
Arts and Industries Building  Search this
United States National Museum East Hall  Search this
Physical description:
Color: Black and White; Size: 10w x 8h; Type of Image: Interior; Medium: Photographic print
Type:
Photographic print
Interior
Date:
1880s
Category:
Historic Images of the Smithsonian
Notes:
Featured in TORCH, February 1975. A second copy of this photo can be found in SIA RU95 B43 F27
Summary:
View of the Technology Hall, the East Hall of the Arts and Industries Building. Picture shows original wall stenciling above the arches in the hall and beyond in the rotunda. Some items on display at this time were the "John Bull" engine (extreme right foreground); farm implements; carts, and many others.
Contained within:
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 95, Box 43, Folder: 27 and Record Unit 371, Box 2, Folder: February 1975
Contact information:
Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu
Topic:
Buildings  Search this
Exhibitions  Search this
Museum buildings  Search this
Railroads--Trains  Search this
Rotundas  Search this
Technology  Search this
Stencil work  Search this
Farm equipment  Search this
Standard number:
4493 or MAH-4493
Restrictions & Rights:
No restrictions
Data Source:
Smithsonian Archives - History Div
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sic_8451