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AUTHOR:
Unknown (Thomas W. Smillie?)
SUBJECT:
Cluss, Adolph 1825-1905
Smithsonian Institution Building (Washington, D.C.)
Smithsonian Institution Building Great Hall
Smithsonian Institution Building Lower Main Hall
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION:
Color: Black and White; Size: 7.25w x 8.5h; Type of Image: Exhibit; Medium: Photographic print
TYPE:
Photographic print
Exhibit
DATE:
1867
CATEGORY:
Historic Images of the Smithsonian
NOTES:
Published in "The Castle: An Illustrated History of the Smithsonian Building" by Cynthia R. Field, Richard E. Stamm, and Heather P. Ewing, p. 58.
SUMMARY:
Looking east of a newly decorated Lower Main Hall, or the Great Hall, of the Smithsonian Institution Building, visitors pose in the center. The second floor galleries are clearly visible. The delicate stencil work on the ceiling is by architect Adolf Cluss, who following the repair of water damage in the Lower Main Hall, used the opportunity to enhance the walls and ceiling.
CONTAINED WITHIN:
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 95, Box 41, Folder: 15
CONTACT INFORMATION:
Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu
TOPIC:
Balconies
Exhibitions
Galleries
Museum visitors
Stencil work
STANDARD NUMBER:
60144A or MAH-60144A
RESTRICTIONS:
No restrictions
DATA SOURCE:
Smithsonian Archives - History Div

Details

  • Title: Visitors to Lower Main Hall, SIB
  • Date Created: 1867

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