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| Keywords: smithsonian institution smithsonianinstitution smithsonian castle smithsoniancastle octopus giantsquid display case displaycase exibicion de invertebrados en el ala este exibiciondeinvertebradosenelalaeste cases collections dome crab smithsonian squid giant squid at smithsonian giantsquidatsmithsonian smithsonian institution archives smithsonianinstitutionarchives blackandwhite monochrome black and white Description: Lower Invertebrates exhibit in the West Wing of the Smithsonian Institution Building or "Castle." Models of a giant squid and an octopus, designed for the Tennessee Exposition of 1897, hang from the ceiling over the exhibit cases. These painted plaster casts were considered art objects, not scientific specimens, by the head curator of the Department of Biology, but large specimens were difficult to preserve and display. Creator/Photographer: Unidentified photographer Medium: Black and white photographic print Dimensions: 8 in x 10 in Date: 1901 Repository: Smithsonian Institution Archives Accession number: 2002-10680 Description: Lower Invertebrates exhibit in the West Wing of the Smithsonian Institution Building or "Castle." Models of a giant squid and an octopus, designed for the Tennessee Exposition of 1897, hang from the ceiling over the exhibit cases. These painted plaster casts were considered art objects, not scientific specimens, by the head curator of the Department of Biology, but large specimens were difficult to preserve and display. Creator/Photographer: Unidentified photographer Medium: Black and white photographic print Dimensions: 8 in x 10 in Date: 1901 Repository: Smithsonian Institution Archives Accession number: 2002-10680 | ||||
