Object Details
- Creator
- United States National Museum Photographic Laboratory
- Subject
- Temple, Grace Lincoln
- Smithsonian Institution Building (Washington, D.C.)
- USNM No. 14738
- The natural history displays were conceived by Secretary Samuel P. Langley (1887-1906) and were intended to inspire children to study the natural world. Cases were specifically designed to suit a child's height and all Latin labels were replaced with poetic inscriptions. To enhance children's interest in natural history, Langley had live birds and fish placed in the room. Grace Lincoln Temple designed the decorative scheme of the room, which featured a stenciled Celtic wall frieze of stylized birds and an elaborate painted ceiling of a leaf-covered trellis with birds peering down.
- Summary
- Interior view, Children's Room in the South Tower of the Smithsonian Institution Building, or Castle.
- Cite as
- Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 95, Box 41, Folder 08, Image No. SIA_000095_B41_F08_010
- Repository Loc.
- Smithsonian Institution Archives Capital Gallery, Suite 3000, MRC 507; 600 Maryland Avenue, SW; Washington, DC 20024-2520
- 1901
- Local number
- SIA RU000095 [SIA_000095_B41_F08_010]
- Restrictions & Rights
- No access restrictions. Many of SIA's holdings are located off-site, and advance notice is recommended to consult a collection. Please email the SIA Reference Team at osiaref@si.edu
- No Copyright - United States
- Type
- Photographs
- Physical description
- Cyanotypes (photographic prints);
- Smithsonian Institution Archives
- Topic
- Exhibitions
- Natural history
- Museum exhibits
- Record ID
- siris_arc_401584
