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Greetings From the Smithsonian: A Postcard History of the Smithsonian Institution
URL: http://siarchives.si.edu/history/exhibits/postcard/

Description:
Dozens of postcards tracing the history of the Smithsonian Institution buildings and The Mall in Washington, D.C. Buildings include the first building (also known at the Castle), Art & Industries Building, National Museum of Natural History, Freer Gallery of Art, Patent Office Building (now American Art and Portrait Gallery), and National Museum of American History. Also includes a chronology of the picture postcard, covering the divided back and linen periods. From the Smithsonian's archives.

LII Topics: Architecture by Place, Collectors & Collecting, Postcards, Washington, D.C.

Publisher:
Smithsonian Institution Archives

LII Database Information:
Record 26797 created by Maria Brandt on 08/25/2008
Last modification on 04/16/2009
Published: 04/16/2009  
Funding agency: California State Library
LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/26797

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