File:Cortege Bringing James Smithson Remains to Smithsonian.jpg
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English: Military cortege accompanies James Smithson's remains from the Washington Navy Yard to the Smithsonian, on January 23, 1904. This image shows the Marine caisson as it makes its way with procession of individuals on foot, on horses, and horse and carriage. James Smithson (c.1765-1829) died in Genoa, Italy, and was buried there. However, after the turn of the century, the Smithsonian was notified that the graves were to be moved to allow quarrying on the cemetery site. Smithsonian Regent Alexander Graham Bell and his wife Mabel traveled to Italy to oversee the disinterrment of Smithson's remains and their transportation to the Institution in Washington, D.C., that his bequest created |
| Date | 23 January 1904 |
| Medium | Black and White Photographic print |
| Dimensions | 8w x 10h |
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Local Number: 82-3337 |
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Contained in: Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 95, Box 56, Folder 8 Topics: Benefactors, Memorials, Smithson, James--Death and burial, Smithson family, Transportation, Horses, Carriages, Caisson, Coffins, Event Subjects: Smithson, James 1765-1829, United States Marine Corps Category: Historic Images of the Smithsonian Places: Washington (D.C.), Genoa (Italy) |
| Source | http://siarchives.si.edu/collections/siris_sic_9690 |
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- Black and white photographs of buildings in Washington, D.C.
- Black and white photographs of horses
- Black and white photographs of the United States in the 1900s
- Buildings in the United States photographed in 1904
- James Smithson
- January 1904 in Washington, D.C.
- January 1904 United States photographs
- Processions in the United States
- Smithsonian Institution Archives