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Smithsonian Institution Building and The Mall, 1855   Catalog:  Historic Images of the Smithsonian Title:  Smithsonian Institution Building and The Mall, 1855 Date:  c. 1855 Author/Creator:  Unknown Contained In:  Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 95, Box 67, Folder: 2 and Record Unit 95, Box 30, Folder: 7 Summary:  The Smithsonian Institution Building (SIB) seen from downtown Washington, D.C., from across The Mall, around 1855. In the foreground are construction materials along 15th Street, NW for the new wing added in 1855 to the Treasury Building. The Treasury building is the oldest departmental building in Washington, D.C.having been completed in 1842 and expanded three times by 1869. Residential and commercial buildings in the foreground are between 15th and 14th Streets, NW. This area was also known in the 1860s as the red light district called Murder Bay. The canal bordering the Mall before being converted to form Constitution Avenue is the sliver at right center. The white residence at the far left is at the corner of 15th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue, NW. Notes:  The original negative number is 18603. The original photograph was re-scanned and given new negative and digital file numbers. For the house at the corner of 15th Street, NW and Pennsylvania Avenue, see James M. Goode's "Capital Losses: A Cultural History of Washington's Destroyed Buildings," pages 142-143. See also Douglas Evelyn and Paul Dickson's "Pinpoint the Past in Washington, D.C.," page 45. Usage:  Restrictions: No restrictions Physical_Description:  Color: Black and White; Size: 10w x 8h; Type of Image: Architectural; Landscape; Medium: Photographic print Negative Number:  MAH-18603 or 18603 or 2004-10647 Ordering Information:  For permission to reproduce or publish, contact osiaref@si.edu or call 202-633-5870. To order reproductions, call 202-633-1933 or contact photos@si.edu. Digital Reference:  Digital Copies:  2004-10647.tif, 300 dpi, Subject:  Smithsonian Institution Building (Washington, D.C.) United States Treasury Dept. Building Construction Buildings -- Washington, D.C. Street photography Washington Canal Washington (D.C.) -- Buildings, structures, etc. Mall, The (Washington, D.C.) Form/Genre:  Photographic print Landscape Architecture Contact Information:  Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu Copy/Holding information Catalog   Historic Images of the Smithsonian Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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