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[Mall, Washington, D.C. Active No. 1731 : stereoscopic interpositive.]

Publisher:
Underwood & Underwood  Search this
American Stereoscopic Co.  Search this
Names:
Smithsonian Institution -- 1900-1910  Search this
Collection Creator:
Underwood & Underwood  Search this
Extent:
1 Item (uncancelled, 5" x 8".)
Type:
Archival materials
Topographical views
Aerial photographs
Photographs
Stereoscopic photographs
Place:
Capitol Hill (Washington, D.C.) -- 1900-1910
Mall, The (Washington, D.C.) -- 1900-1910
Washington (D.C.) -- 1900-1910
United States Capitol (Washington, D.C.) -- 1900-1910
Scope and Contents:
Aerial view of Mall, looking from west to east toward the U.S. Capitol; Smithsonian castle and Arts and Industries Building (former U.S. National Museum) are included.
Local Numbers:
97-46 (OPPS Neg.)

RSN 11081
General:
Currently stored in box 2.2.3 [104].
NOTE: IMAGE LINK PROBLEM!!!
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research but is stored off-site and special arrangements must be made to work with it. The original glass plate is available for inspection if necessary in the Archives Center. A limited number of fragile glass negatives and positives in the collection can be viewed directly in the Archives Center by prior appointment. Contact the Archives Center for information at archivescenter@si.edu or 202-633-3270.
Rights:
Order from SI Neg. No. 97-46. Public domain. Fees for commercial use.
Order from neg. no. 97-46. Public domain. Fees for commercial use.
Topic:
Capitols -- 1900-1910  Search this
Capitals (Cities) -- 1900-1910  Search this
Gothic revival (Architecture) -- 1900-1910 -- U.S.  Search this
Smithsonian Institution Building (Washington, D.C.) -- 1900-1910  Search this
Architecture, Victorian -- U.S.  Search this
Genre/Form:
Topographical views
Aerial Photographs
Photographs -- 1900-1910 -- Interpositives -- Glass
Stereoscopic photographs
Collection Citation:
Underwood &Underwood Glass Stereograph Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
See more items in:
Underwood & Underwood Glass Stereograph Collection
Underwood & Underwood Glass Stereograph Collection / Series 2: American Stereoscpopic Co. glass plates / 2.2: American Stereoscopic Postives / RSN Numbers 11040-11130
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep80409135d-d4d8-4e56-9a3a-b670d826fa66
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0143-ref7757

[Smithsonian Castle], caption no. 1745 : stereo interpositive

Publisher:
Underwood & Underwood  Search this
American Stereoscopic Co.  Search this
Names:
Smithsonian Institution -- 1900-1910  Search this
Collection Creator:
Underwood & Underwood  Search this
Extent:
1 Item (uncancelled, 5" x 8".)
Type:
Archival materials
Topographical views
Photographs
Stereoscopic photographs
Place:
Mall, The (Washington, D.C.) -- 1900-1910
United States Capitol (Washington, D.C.) -- 1900-1910
Washington (D.C.) -- 1900-1910
Date:
ca. 1900
Scope and Contents:
View of Smithsonian Castle and the Mall, showing U.S. Capitol in background. [Similar to VDF 19824, RSN 20589.]
Local Numbers:
97-44 (OPPS Neg.)

RSN 11091
General:
Currently stored in box 2.2.3 [104].
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research but is stored off-site and special arrangements must be made to work with it. The original glass plate is available for inspection if necessary in the Archives Center. A limited number of fragile glass negatives and positives in the collection can be viewed directly in the Archives Center by prior appointment. Contact the Archives Center for information at archivescenter@si.edu or 202-633-3270.
Rights:
Order from SI Neg. no. 97-44. Public domain. Fees for commercial use.
Topic:
Architecture, Victorian -- 1900-1910 -- Washington (D.C.)  Search this
Castles -- Washington (D.C.)  Search this
Gothic revival (Architecture) -- 1900-1910 -- Washington (D.C.)  Search this
Capitals (Cities) -- 1900-1910 -- Washington (D.C.)  Search this
Smithsonian Institution Building (Washington, D.C.) -- 1900-1910  Search this
Genre/Form:
Topographical views
Photographs -- 1900-1910 -- Interpositives -- Glass
Stereoscopic photographs -- 1900-1910
Collection Citation:
Underwood &Underwood Glass Stereograph Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
See more items in:
Underwood & Underwood Glass Stereograph Collection
Underwood & Underwood Glass Stereograph Collection / Series 2: American Stereoscpopic Co. glass plates / 2.2: American Stereoscopic Postives / RSN Numbers 11040-11130
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep850ba9052-18fc-4587-bd0a-9878f3b7cf80
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0143-ref7767

Records

Extent:
2.61 cu. ft. (3 document boxes) (1 half document box) (2 12x17 boxes)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Manuscripts
Place:
Mall, The (Washington, D.C.)
Date:
1816-1841, with related papers, 1791-1800
Descriptive Entry:
This collection consists of records, mostly dated 1816-1830, concerning the founding and operation of the Columbian Institute by Edward Cutbush, Thomas Law, and others. Records document efforts to raise money for a building, publishing projects, and a botanical garden; and to collect natural history specimens. Also included are minutes of meetings and committee reports; treasurer's records; and correspondence of French naturalist Francois de Laporte, Count Castelneau de Laporte.

Researchers should also consult the Peter Force Collection in the Library of Congress, which contains various minutes, papers, and correspondence of the Institute.
Historical Note:
The Columbian Institute (1816-1838) was first organized as the Metropolitan Society, with the professed purpose of reducing the United States' dependence on a purely European cultural heritage. Its principal goal was utilitarian; the society concentrated on encouraging, by correspondence, exchanges, and a program of publication, the diffusion of information about agriculture, manufacturing, and natural resources. Though initially conceived as a local body, the Society soon decided to expand its operations, and so, still in 1816, changed its name to the Columbian Institute for the Promotion of Arts and Sciences, under which name it was incorporated by Congress in 1818.

The Institute led a desultory existence. Its first president, Edward Cutbush, a naval surgeon, was energetic; but the Institute was never able to establish itself on a sound footing. Much of its membership seems to have been only casually interested in the Institute's work. Perhaps for this reason, and certainly because Congress gave no aid, there was always a dearth of money. Nor did an 1818 reorganization which added the fields of the liberal arts to its interests prove useful. In 1820 the Institute obtained a plot of land on the Mall and laid out a small botanical garden, virtually its only concrete accomplishment. A few natural history specimens and a small library were collected. The Institute's charter expired in 1838 and, in 1841, it was absorbed by the National Institute.
Topic:
Cultural property  Search this
Botanical gardens  Search this
Genre/Form:
Manuscripts
Citation:
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 7051, Columbian Institute, Records
Identifier:
Record Unit 7051
See more items in:
Records
Archival Repository:
Smithsonian Institution Archives
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-sia-faru7051

Man weaving a Basket at the Festival of American Folklife, 1967

Author:
Unknown  Search this
Subject:
Smithsonian Institution Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage  Search this
Festival of American Folklife  Search this
Physical description:
Number of Images: 1; Color: Black and White; Size: 1.5w x 1h; Type of Image: Person, candid; Medium: 35 mm Negative
Type:
Negative
Place:
Mall, The (Washington, D.C.)
United States, District of Columbia, Washington
Date:
July 1-4, 1967
Topic:
Weaving  Search this
Basket making  Search this
Public programs  Search this
Standard number:
OPA-1071R6-24
Restrictions & Rights:
No restrictions
Data Source:
Smithsonian Archives - History Div
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sic_14697

Secretary Adams at Signing Ceremony NMAI

Author:
Minor-Penland, Laurie  Search this
Subject:
Adams, Robert McCormick 1926-2018  Search this
Force, Roland W  Search this
National Museum of the American Indian (U.S.)  Search this
National Museum of the American Indian (U.S.) George Gustav Heye Center  Search this
United States Capitol (Washington, D.C.)  Search this
United States Congress  Search this
Physical description:
Color: Black and White; Size: 10w x 8h; Type of Image: Group, candid; Medium: Photographic print
Type:
Photographic print
Group, candid
Place:
Mall, The (Washington, D.C.)
Date:
1989
Topic:
Secretaries  Search this
Harjo, Suzan  Search this
Inouye, Daniel K  Search this
Baker, Dick  Search this
Campbell, Ben Nighthorse  Search this
New Museums  Search this
Indians of North America--Museums  Search this
Secretariats  Search this
Museum directors  Search this
Standard number:
89-8343-11or 89-8343.11
Restrictions & Rights:
No restrictions
Data Source:
Smithsonian Archives - History Div
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sic_10046

Smithsonian Building, Arts & Industries, and Capitol from Dept. of Agriculture

Author:
Unknown  Search this
Subject:
Arts and Industries Building  Search this
South Yard  Search this
Smithsonian Institution Building (Washington, D.C.)  Search this
United States Capitol (Washington, D.C.)  Search this
United States National Museum  Search this
Physical description:
Color: Black and White; Size: 9 3/4w x 5 3/4h; Type of Image: Landscape; Medium: Photographic print
Type:
Photographic print
Landscape
Place:
Mall, The (Washington, D.C.)
United States of America, District of Columbia, Washington, Southwest, Smithsonian Institution Building
Date:
c. 1892
Topic:
Museum buildings  Search this
Sheds  Search this
Standard number:
82-3294
Restrictions & Rights:
No restrictions
Data Source:
Smithsonian Archives - History Div
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sic_10051
Online Media:

Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for AMSG & NMAfA

Author:
Tinsley, Jeffrey Wayne 1947-2017  Search this
Subject:
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery (Smithsonian Institution)  Search this
National Museum of African Art (U.S.)  Search this
Smithsonian Institution Building (Washington, D.C.)  Search this
South Yard  Search this
S. Dillon Ripley International Center  Search this
Physical description:
Color: Black and White; Size: 10w x 8h; Type of Image: Event; Medium: Photographic print
Type:
Photographic print
Event
Place:
Enid A. Haupt Garden (Washington, D.C.)
Mall, The (Washington, D.C.)
Date:
1987
Topic:
Smithsonian Institution Quadrangle Complex  Search this
Kiosk  Search this
Event  Search this
Openings  Search this
New Museums  Search this
Standard number:
87-13539-34 or 87-13539.34
Restrictions & Rights:
No restrictions
Data Source:
Smithsonian Archives - History Div
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sic_10069

Boomerang Demonstration on The Mall

Author:
Avino, Mark  Search this
Subject:
National Air and Space Museum  Search this
Physical description:
Color: Black and White; Size: 10w x 8h; Type of Image: Person, candid; Medium: Photographic print
Type:
Photographic print
Person, candid
Place:
Mall, The (Washington, D.C.)
Date:
1994
Topic:
Brown, Vince  Search this
Boomerangs  Search this
Education  Search this
Museums--Educational aspects  Search this
Standard number:
94-6151-9
Restrictions & Rights:
No restrictions
Data Source:
Smithsonian Archives - History Div
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sic_10198

Installation of I. Michael Heyman

Author:
Strauss, Richard  Search this
Subject:
Heyman, Ira Michael 5/30/1930-11/19/2011  Search this
Smithsonian Institution Building (Washington, D.C.)  Search this
Physical description:
Color: Black and White; Size: 6.5w x 9.75h; Type of Image: Group; Medium: Newspaper photograph
Type:
Newspaper photograph
Group
Place:
Mall, The (Washington, D.C.)
Date:
1994
Topic:
Secretaries  Search this
Joseph Henry Statue  Search this
Secretariats  Search this
Statues  Search this
Standard number:
94-10183-12 or 94-10183.12
Restrictions & Rights:
No restrictions
Data Source:
Smithsonian Archives - History Div
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sic_10220

Smithsonian Institution Building from Northeast

Author:
Unknown  Search this
Subject:
Smithsonian Institution Building North Towers  Search this
Smithsonian Institution Building (Washington, D.C.)  Search this
Physical description:
Color: Black and White; Size: 8w x 10h; Type of Image: Exterior; Medium: Photographic print
Type:
Photographic print
Exterior
Place:
Mall, The (Washington, D.C.)
Date:
late 1800's
Topic:
Smithsonian Institution Building--Flag Tower  Search this
Campanile Tower  Search this
North front  Search this
Standard number:
29731 or MAH-29731
Restrictions & Rights:
No restrictions
Data Source:
Smithsonian Archives - History Div
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sic_10225

North and Flag Towers of the Smithsonian Institution Building

Author:
Unknown  Search this
Subject:
Smithsonian Institution Building North Towers  Search this
Smithsonian Institution Building (Washington, D.C.)  Search this
Smithsonian Institution Building Flag Tower  Search this
Physical description:
Color: Black and White; Size: 8w x 10h; Type of Image: Exterior; Medium: Photographic print
Type:
Photographic print
Exterior
Place:
Mall, The (Washington, D.C.)
Date:
c. 1870
Topic:
Carriage Porch  Search this
Smithsonian Institution Building--North Entrance  Search this
Smithsonian Institution Building--North Front  Search this
Standard number:
72-1970
Restrictions & Rights:
No restrictions
Data Source:
Smithsonian Archives - History Div
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sic_10227

Smithsonian Park from North Carriage Porch of Smithsonian Institution Building

Author:
Unknown  Search this
Subject:
Smithsonian Institution Building (Washington, D.C.)  Search this
Smithsonian Park  Search this
Physical description:
Color: Black and White; Size: 8w x 10h; Type of Image: Exterior; Medium: Photographic print
Type:
Photographic print
Exterior
Place:
Mall, The (Washington, D.C.)
Date:
c. 1885
Topic:
Carriage Porch  Search this
Standard number:
1255 or MAH-1255
Restrictions & Rights:
No restrictions
Data Source:
Smithsonian Archives - History Div
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sic_10228

Exterior of Smithsonian Institution Building, c. 1895

Author:
Unknown  Search this
Subject:
Smithsonian Institution Building (Washington, D.C.)  Search this
Smithsonian Institution Building West Wing  Search this
Physical description:
Color: Black and White; Size: 10w x 8h; Type of Image: Architectural; Medium: Photographic print
Type:
Photographic print
Architecture
Place:
Mall, The (Washington, D.C.)
Date:
1895
Topic:
Buildings  Search this
Grounds  Search this
Henry Statue  Search this
Joseph Henry Statue  Search this
Museum buildings  Search this
Statues  Search this
Standard number:
11168 or MAH-11168
Restrictions & Rights:
No restrictions
Data Source:
Smithsonian Archives - History Div
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sic_10250

Wright Brothers Outside Smithsonian Institution Building

Author:
Unknown  Search this
Subject:
Bell, Alexander Graham 1847-1922  Search this
Walcott, Charles D (Charles Doolittle) 1850-1927  Search this
Wright, Orville 1871-1948  Search this
Wright, Wilbur 1867-1912  Search this
Board of Regents  Search this
Smithsonian Institution Building (Washington, D.C.)  Search this
Physical description:
Color: Black and White; Size: 10w x 8h; Type of Image: Group, candid; Medium: Photographic print
Type:
Photographic print
Group, candid
Place:
Mall, The (Washington, D.C.)
Date:
1910
Topic:
Langley Medal  Search this
Secretaries  Search this
Aeronautics--Awards  Search this
Inventors  Search this
Rewards (Prizes, etc.)  Search this
Regents  Search this
Awards  Search this
Medals  Search this
Standard number:
22184 or MAH-22184
Restrictions & Rights:
No restrictions
Data Source:
Smithsonian Archives - History Div
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sic_10319

Aerial View of Freer Gallery of Art

Author:
Unknown  Search this
Subject:
Freer Gallery of Art  Search this
Freer Gallery of Art Building North Façade  Search this
United States Dept. of Agriculture Building  Search this
Physical description:
Color: Black and White; Size: 6 1/2w x 6 1/2h; Type of Image: Aerial; Medium: Photographic print
Type:
Photographic print
Aerial
Exterior
Place:
Washington (D.C.)
Mall, The (Washington, D.C.)
Potomac River
Date:
1954
Topic:
Aerial photographs  Search this
Architecture  Search this
Art museums  Search this
Museum buildings  Search this
SI Buildings  Search this
Aerial views  Search this
Buildings, structures, etc  Search this
Standard number:
43051-A or MAH-43051A
Restrictions & Rights:
No restrictions
Data Source:
Smithsonian Archives - History Div
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sic_10373

Construction of the Air and Space Museum

Author:
Neufeld, Harry B  Search this
Subject:
National Air and Space Museum  Search this
United States Capitol (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
Place:
Mall, The (Washington, D.C.)
United States of America, District of Columbia, Washington, Southwest, National Aira and Space Museum
Date:
1973
Topic:
Construction  Search this
Construction equipment  Search this
Standard number:
73-10771-32A
Restrictions & Rights:
No restrictions
Data Source:
Smithsonian Archives - History Div
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sic_10376
Online Media:

National Museum of Natural History's Building

Author:
Unknown  Search this
Subject:
National Museum of Natural History (U.S.)  Search this
Physical description:
Color: Color; Size: 10w x 8h; Type of Image: Exterior; Medium: Photographic print
Type:
Photographic print
Exterior
Place:
Washington (D.C.)
Mall, The (Washington, D.C.)
Date:
1977
Topic:
Architecture  Search this
Old Post Office Pavilion  Search this
Museum buildings  Search this
Buildings, structures, etc  Search this
Standard number:
77-10573-B
Restrictions & Rights:
No restrictions
Data Source:
Smithsonian Archives - History Div
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sic_10383

Aerial Photograph of the National Mall on August 10, 1996

Author:
Unknown  Search this
Subject:
Smithsonian Institution Building (Washington, D.C.)  Search this
Birthday Party on the Mall (Event)  Search this
Physical description:
Color: Black and White; Size: 6w x 4h; Type of Image: Group, candid; Aerial; Landscape; Medium: Photographic print
Type:
Photographic print
Landscape
Group, candid
Aerial
Place:
Mall, The (Washington, D.C.)
United States of America, District of Columbia, Washington, Southwest, National Mall
Date:
1996
Topic:
Smithsonian's 150th Birthday Party  Search this
Sesquicentennial of the Smithsonian Institution (Event)  Search this
Anniversaries  Search this
Aerial photographs  Search this
Photography, Aerial  Search this
Event  Search this
Concerts  Search this
Crowds  Search this
Standard number:
96-25402-24 or 96-25402.24
Restrictions & Rights:
No restrictions
Data Source:
Smithsonian Archives - History Div
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sic_10438
Online Media:

Aerial View of the Mall Filled with People and Tents for 150th Birthday Party on the Mall

Author:
Hofmeister, Richard K  Search this
Subject:
150th Birthday Party on the Mall (Event)  Search this
Smithsonian Institution Building (Washington, D.C.)  Search this
Freer Gallery of Art  Search this
Arts and Industries Building  Search this
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden  Search this
National Air and Space Museum  Search this
National Museum of Natural History (U.S.)  Search this
United States Dept. of Energy James G. Forrestal Building  Search this
Birthday Party on the Mall (Event)  Search this
United States Capitol (Washington, D.C.)  Search this
National Archives and Record Administration (NARA)  Search this
National Gallery of Art (U.S.)  Search this
Physical description:
Color: Color; Size: 6w x 4h; Type of Image: Aerial; Landscape; Medium: Photographic print
Type:
Photographic print
Landscape
Aerial
Place:
Washington (D.C.)
Mall, The (Washington, D.C.)
Date:
1996
Topic:
Smithsonian's 150th Birthday Party  Search this
Sesquicentennial of the Smithsonian Institution (Event)  Search this
Anniversaries  Search this
Aerial photography  Search this
Photography, Aerial  Search this
Standard number:
96-25404-19 or 96-25404.19
Restrictions & Rights:
No restrictions
Data Source:
Smithsonian Archives - History Div
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sic_10443

American Flag and New Smithsonian Flag

Author:
Long, Eric  Search this
Subject:
Birthday Party on the Mall (Event)  Search this
Smithsonian Institution Building (Washington, D.C.)  Search this
United States Capitol (Washington, D.C.)  Search this
Physical description:
Color: Color; Size: 4w x 6h; Type of Image: Landscape; Medium: Photographic print
Type:
Photographic print
Landscape
Place:
Mall, The (Washington, D.C.)
Date:
1996
Topic:
Smithsonian's 150th Birthday Party  Search this
Sesquicentennial of the Smithsonian Institution (Event)  Search this
Anniversaries  Search this
Flags  Search this
Smithsonian Flag  Search this
Smithsonian Institution Building--Flag Tower  Search this
Event  Search this
Standard number:
96-25512-13
Restrictions & Rights:
No restrictions
Data Source:
Smithsonian Archives - History Div
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sic_10444

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