Children Approaching the Smithsonian Building

ID: 97-9589

Creator: Unknown

Form/Genre: Photographic print

Date: c. 1970

Citation: Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 285, Box: 25

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Summary

Two young boys stand on the National Mall holding lunchboxes as they look at the north front of the Smithsonian Institution Building. The statue of Joseph Henry, first Secretary of the Smithsonian (1846-1878), faces the Mall, and cars are parked on the street in front of the building.

Subject

Smithsonian Institution Building (Washington, D.C.)

Category

Historic Images of the Smithsonian

Contained within

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 285, Box: 25

Contact information

Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu

Date

c. 1970

Restrictions & Rights

No restrictions

Topic

  • Lunchboxes
  • Secretaries
  • Joseph Henry Statue
  • Museums
  • Children
  • Statues
  • Museum visitors

Place

Mall, The (Washington, D.C.)

Form/Genre

  • Photographic print
  • Group, candid

ID Number

97-9589

Physical description

Color: Black and White; Size: 8w x 10h; Type of Image: Group, candid; Medium: Photographic print

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