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Hornaday Bison Display at the Arts and Industries Building

William Temple Hornaday1887

Smithsonian Institution Building, The Castle

Smithsonian Institution Building, The Castle
Washington, DC, United States

Bison Exhibit in the U.S. National Museum

AUTHOR:
Unknown (Thomas W. Smillie?)
SUBJECT:
Hornaday, William Temple 1854-1937
Arts and Industries Building
National Museum of Natural History (U.S.)
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION:
Color: Black and White; Size: 10w x 8h; Type of Image: Exhibit; Medium: Photographic print
TYPE:
Photographic print
Exhibit
DATE:
1887
CATEGORY:
Historic Images of the Smithsonian
NOTES:
See also Neg. #s 4323 and 4475.
SUMMARY:
Group of Bison or American Buffaloes, Bison Americanus (Gmelin), collected and mounted by William Temple Hornaday, 1886-87. Exhibit case featured in the Mammal exhibit in the South Hall of the United States National Museum, now known as the Arts and Industries Building.
CONTAINED WITHIN:
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 95, Box 43, Folder: 1
CONTACT INFORMATION:
Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu
TOPIC:
Interiors
National Collections
South Hall of the United States National Museum
Buffalo
Animals
Exhibitions
Taxidermy
Endangered species
Mammals
American bison
Specimens
STANDARD NUMBER:
5470 or NHB-5470
RESTRICTIONS:
No restrictions
DATA SOURCE:
Smithsonian Archives - History Div

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  • Title: Hornaday Bison Display at the Arts and Industries Building
  • Creator: William Temple Hornaday
  • Date Created: 1887
Smithsonian Institution Building, The Castle

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