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Alternate title:Smithsonian Institute, S.S. Kilburn, wood engraving, 1884
Smithsonian Institution
Summary:Smithsonian Institute, S.S. Kilburn, wood engraving (1884), circa 1981-1999. Caption reads: "The Smithsonian Castle (1847-55) by James Renwick is the first public building in the Romanesque style built in America.
Creator:Kilburn, Samuel Smith
Provider:19th Century Views
Century:1901-2000
Place of origin – Continent:North America
Place of origin – Country:United States of America
Place of origin – Region:District of Columbia
Place of origin – Settlement:Washington
Temporal subject: 1981-1990
1991-2000
Geographical subject – Continent:North America
Geographical subject – Country:United States of America
Geographical subject – Region:District of Columbia
Geographical subject – Settlement:Washington
Topical subjects: Smithsonian Institution Building (Washington, D.C.)
Genre:Postcards
ArchivesUM location:National Trust Library Postcard Collection
Repository:National Trust for Historic Preservation Library Collection
Browse terms:Architecture, Landscape, Historic Places
Copyright holder:Public domain
Collection:National Trust Library Historic Postcard Collection
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