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Author:
Unknown  Search this
Subject:
Washington, George 1732-1799  Search this
Greenough, Horatio 1805-1852  Search this
Smithsonian Institution Building West Wing  Search this
Smithsonian Institution Building (Washington, D.C.)  Search this
National Collections  Search this
Physical description:
Color: Black and White; Size: 8w x 10h; Type of Image: Event; Medium: Photographic print
Type:
Photographic print
Event
Date:
1962
Category:
Historic Images of the Smithsonian
Summary:
Photo documenting the relocation of Horatio Greenough's statue from the West Wing of the Smithsonian Institution Building to the new Museum of History and Technology, now the National Museum of American History, across the Mall on September 6, 1962. The statue had been housed at the U.S. Capitol after its creation and in 1908 was transferred to the Smithsonian. Photo shows statue strapped onto moving truck, with the south facade of the West Wing visible at right.
Contained within:
Smithsonian Institution Archives Record Unit 276 Box 97 Folder 7
Contact information:
Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu
Topic:
Horatio Greenough Statue of George Washington  Search this
Sculpture  Search this
Exhibitions  Search this
Grounds  Search this
Moving of artifacts  Search this
Statues  Search this
Event  Search this
Standard number:
99-74
Restrictions & Rights:
No restrictions
Data Source:
Smithsonian Archives - History Div
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sic_9333