Title

Allosaurus Arrives on the Mall

Date

04/28/1987 (Allosaurus Arrival)

06/04/1987 ( "Dinosaurs, Past and Present" Opens)

08/31/1987 ( "Dinosaurs, Past and Present" Closes)

Description

In April 1987 a one-ton fiberglass Allosaurus sculpture was moved into the National Museum of Natural History.  A crowd formed on the Mall at the steps of the museum to watch the dinosaur lifted into the building with a winch. The 20-foot-long model was featured in the "Dinosaurs, Past and Present," a temporary exhibit displaying artistic representations of dinosaurs constructed in the 1800 and 1900s. After three months, the Allosaurus and other works traveled to museums across North America.

Extent

8 x 10

Source

Smithsonian Institution Archives. View Original.

Coverage

1980-1999

Original Format

Black and White Photographis Print