print email comment close 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. 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