Audience for Smithsonian's 150th Birthday Concert

Title: Audience for Smithsonian's 150th Birthday Concert
Date: 8/10/1996
Description: The Smithsonian Institution celebrated its 150th birthday in 1996 with special exhibits and multi-day celebration on the Mall. There were multiple stages set up, with daytime performances from a wide variety of performers. On August 10 there was a special evening concert emceed by Mickey Hart of the Grateful Dead and featuring Aretha Franklin, Trisha Yearwood, and Buffy Sainte-Marie with the Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra. After the concert there was a fireworks display.
Source: Smithsonian Institution Archives. View original.
Coverage: 1980-1999
Original Format: Photograph