Guide to the Smithsonian Institution, 1917
Object Details
- Author
- Smithsonian Institution
- Subject
- Smithsonian Institution
- United States National Museum
- Category
- Historic Images of the Smithsonian
- The Smithsonian published guidebooks for visitors to the US National Museum beginning in 1917. Many of the guidebooks for the next several decades were based on this first edition, and deviate from it very little aside from including the new exhibit arrangements and details.
- Summary
- 1917 guidebook for visitors to the Smithsonian Institution with a general overview of the Institution, maps, and descriptions of the branches. This guidebook is digitized in 11 images.
- Contained within
- Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit Information File, Box 14, Folder: 2
- Contact information
- Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu
- 1917
- Standard number
- SIA2014-07021 and SIA2014-07022 and SIA2014-07023 and SIA2014-07024 and SIA2014-07025 and SIA2014-07026 and SIA2014-07027 and SIA2014-07028 and SIA2014-07029 and SIA2014-07030 and SIA2014-07031
- Restrictions & Rights
- No restrictions
- Type
- Document
- Physical description
- Number of Images: 11 Color: Color Size: 3.75w x 6h Type of Image: Brochure Medium: Paper
- Smithsonian Archives - History Div
- Topic
- Museum exhibits
- Visitor's Guide
- Record ID
- siris_sic_14262
- Metadata Usage (text)
- Usage conditions apply
Related Content
Location: Information File, Box 14, Folder 2
Link to HIP record
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Repository: Smithsonian Institution Archives
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