Drawing of Owls at the NZP
Object Details
- Author
- Unknown
- Subject
- National Zoological Park (U.S.)
- Category
- Historic Images of the Smithsonian
- This is one in a series of 16 drawings about the NZP located in this folder.
- Summary
- This photographic print is of a drawing of five owls, most likely at the National Zoological Park, perched on a rod. The owls are mostly faceless. The artist and date are unknown though it was first printed in a Washington newspaper sometime between 1887 and 1900.
- Contained within
- Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 74, Box 285, Folder: 1
- Contact information
- Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu
- Standard number
- 77-11421
- Restrictions & Rights
- No restrictions
- Type
- Photographic print
- Drawing
- Physical description
- Color: Black and White; Size: 8 1/2w x 5h; Type of Image: Drawing; Medium: Photographic print
- Smithsonian Archives - History Div
- Topic
- Owls
- Art objects
- Birds
- Zoos
- Drawing
- Record ID
- siris_sic_10096
- Metadata Usage (text)
- Usage conditions apply
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