Object Details
- Author
- N. Orr & Co
- Subject
- Smithsonian Institution Building (Washington, D.C.)
- Category
- Historic Images of the Smithsonian
- From William Jones Rhees, An Account of the Smithsonian Institution (Philadelphia: Collins, 1857).
- Summary
- Engraving of the Smithsonian Institution Building, or "Castle," south facade from the southeast with a rich background of trees, shrubs and sky, and lots of activity as visitors travel to and from on foot and by horse and carriage. The engraving was published in the Smithsonian Guidebook of 1857.
- Contained within
- Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 95, Box 30, Folder: 5A
- Contact information
- Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu
- 1857
- Standard number
- SIA2011-2831 or 43804-N or MAH-43804N
- Restrictions & Rights
- No restrictions
- Type
- Engraving
- Photographic print
- Physical description
- Number of Images: 1 ; Color: Black and White ; Size: 10w x 8h ; Type of Image: Engraving ; Medium: Photographic Print
- Place
- Washington (D.C.)
- Smithsonian Archives - History Div
- Topic
- Carriage
- Horses
- Museum visitors
- Smithsonian Institution Building--South Front
- Visitor's Guide
- Museum buildings
- Guide books
- Record ID
- siris_sic_9182
