Postcard with a Panoramic View of Washington
Object Details
- Author
- B.S. Reynolds Co. Washington, DC
- Subject
- Library of Congress
- Union Station
- National Museum of Natural History (U.S.)
- United States Capitol (Washington, D.C.)
- Smithsonian Institution Building (Washington, D.C.)
- Cannon House Office Building (Washington, D.C.)
- Richard B. Russell Senate Office Building
- Natural History Building
- Category
- Historic Images of the Smithsonian
- Summary
- Color postcard with a panoramic view of Washington, D.C., looking east from the Washington Monument. The front of the postcard has a white border. The postcard is unused, but the message side has a printed note about the image: "In this view looking east from the Washington Monument may be seen the Smithsonian Institution, New National Museum [National Museum of Natural History Building], Union Station, Senate Office Building, U.S. Capitol, Library of Congress and House Office Building."
- Contained within
- Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 95, Box 67, Folder: 12
- Contact information
- Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu
- c. 1915-1930
- Standard number
- SIA2013-06681 (front) and SIA2013-06682 (back)
- Restrictions & Rights
- No restrictions
- Type
- Postcard
- Paper
- Physical description
- Number of Images: 2; Color: Color; Size: 5.5w x 3.5h; Type of Image: Postcard; Medium: Paper
- Place
- Washington (D.C.)
- Mall, The (Washington, D.C.)
- Smithsonian Archives - History Div
- Topic
- Postcard
- Buildings
- Museum buildings
- Architecture--Washington (D.C.)
- Aerial views
- Record ID
- siris_sic_13970
- Metadata Usage (text)
- Usage conditions apply
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