View from the roof of the Smithsonian

Item

Item sets
Mall Histories
Washington
Title
View from the roof of the Smithsonian
Creator
William Henry Jackson
Date
1886
Description
This photograph was taken from the roof of the Smithsonian Castle around 1886. The small building on the left between the Smithsonian and the Washington Monument is the old Department of Agriculture Building, with its formal garden to the right spreading out across the Mall.
Source
Smithsonian Institution Archives. View original.
Coverage
1860-1889
Original Format
Photographic print