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Smithsonian Institution Archives
Postcards, 1931, 1956, and undated
Summary
- Collection ID:
- SIA.FAT90126
- Creators:
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Smithsonian Institution. Press
- Dates:
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1931, 1956, and undated
- Languages:
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English
- Physical Description:
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0.25 cu. ft. (1 half document box)
- Repository:
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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.
Administration
Author
Finding aid prepared by Smithsonian Institution Archives
Using the Collection
Prefered Citation
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession T90126, Smithsonian Institution, Press, Postcards
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Keywords
Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
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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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