Color: Black and White; Size: 7w x 5h; Type of Image: Exhibit; Medium: Engraving
Type:
Engraving
Exhibit
Date:
1886
Category:
Historic Images of the Smithsonian
Notes:
From "A Handbook to the National Museum under the Direction of the Smithsonian Institution, Washington" (New York: Brentano Brothers, 1886. Page 63. Original image is in oversize photos in RU95, negative #2525.
Summary:
Illustration (Fig. 88) in "A Handbook to the National Museum under the direction of the Smithsonian Institution, Washington" of the Fisheries Court exhibit in the United States National Museum (Arts and Industries Building) shows fishing nets hanging from the ceiling along with a Giant Squid and a Giant Octopus, seascapes on walls, and visitors viewing cases of specimens and artifacts.
Contained within:
Smithsonian Institution Archives Information File Box SI Guide Books 1883-1890 Folder Smithsonian Guide Book 1886 (Brentano Brothers)
