Object Details
- Author
- Unknown
- Subject
- National Museum of Natural History (U.S.)
- Natural History Building
- United States National Museum
- Natural History Building Rotunda
- Category
- Historic Images of the Smithsonian
- Summary
- As viewed from the balcony, dignitaries and invited guests have gathered in the Rotunda of the United States National Museum's National History Building, now the National Museum of Natural History, to view the unveiling of the Fénykövi elephant. Donated by José Fénykövi, the elephant is the largest land mammal in the world on display at the time of its unveiling.
- Contained within
- Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 00-082, Box 1, Folder: 2
- Contact information
- Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu
- March 6, 1959
- Standard number
- SIA2010-0609
- Restrictions & Rights
- No restrictions
- Type
- Event
- Photographic print
- Group, candid
- Physical description
- Number of Images: 1; Color: Black and white; Size: 8w x 10h; Type of Image: Event; Group, candid; Interior; Medium: Photographic print
- Smithsonian Archives - History Div
- Topic
- Museum visitors
- Fénykövi Elephant
- Special events
- Children
- Exhibitions
- Exhibit openings
- Record ID
- siris_sic_12311
