Smithsonian Institution Archives

Postcards, 1931, 1956, and undated

Summary

Collection ID:
SIA.FAT90126
Creators:
Smithsonian Institution. Press
Dates:
1931, 1956, and undated
Languages:
English
Physical Description:
0.25 cu. ft. (1 half document box)
Repository:
Smithsonian Institution Archives

Descriptive Entry

Descriptive Entry
This accession consists of images of Smithsonian Institution buildings, such as the Natural History Building, the National Gallery of Art (West Building), the Arts and Industries Building, and the Smithsonian Institution Building ("The Castle"). Images also include Smithsonian objects on display, depicting interior views of Smithsonian buildings. Materials mostly consist of postcards, and a small volume of photographs, 35mm color slides, color illustrations, and a souvenir picture book. This collection was created by the Smithsonian Press as a project to design postcards with Smithsonian images.

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Prefered Citation
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession T90126, Smithsonian Institution, Press, Postcards

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Keywords

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Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Arts and Industries Building (Washington, D.C.) Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
West Building of the National Gallery of Art (Washington, D.C.) Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Natural History Building (Washington, D.C.) Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Smithsonian Institution Building (Washington, D.C.) Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Museum buildings Topic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Brochures Genre/Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Drawings Genre/Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Black-and-white photographs Genre/Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Color transparencies Genre/Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

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