Potted Agave in USNM Rotunda
Object Details
- Notes
- One of a series of plants given to the USNM by W.R. Smith of the U.S. Botanical Gardens for the purpose of growing in the rotunda of the Museum. The agave species did not thrive, as documented in a series of photographs taken between April and May of 18
- Summary
- Potted agave plant in the United States National Museum (USNM), now known as the Arts and Industries Building.
- Cite as
- Smithsonian Institution Archives, Acc. 11-007, Box 014, Image No. MNH-3370
- Repository Loc.
- Smithsonian Institution Archives Capital Gallery, Suite 3000, MRC 507; 600 Maryland Avenue, SW; Washington, DC 20024-2520
- Data Source
- Smithsonian Institution Archives
- Date
- 1885
- April 18, 1885
- Local number
- SIA Acc. 11-007 [MNH-3370]
- Creator
- United States National Museum Photographic Laboratory
- Subject
- United States National Museum
- Arts and Industries Building (Washington, D.C.)
- United States National Museum Division of Botany
- United States National Museum Department of Recent Plants
- United States Botanic Garden
- Restrictions & Rights
- No access restrictions Many of SIA's holdings are located off-site, and advance notice is recommended to consult a collection. Please email the SIA Reference Team at osiaref@si.edu
- No Copyright - United States
- Type
- Glass negatives
- Physical description
- 10 x 8;
- Topic
- Botany
- Plants
- Agaves
- Record ID
- siris_arc_389020
