2
10
36
-
https://mallhistory.org/files/original/f6043b12cd324bcce82ab94be2786b0a.jpg
0b02196eb9b20a29ddcb86cdc9a852a1
Dublin Core
The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/.
Title
A name given to the resource
Daguerre Statue
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
http://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/npc2007000100/
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division.
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1918-1920
Place
Important spaces on the mall (See the "Places" writeboard in basecamp.)
Physical Description
Text describing the appearance of the place and its situation on the Mall.
A relief bust of Daguerre sits in front of a large globe, admired by a female figure representing Fame. Laurel garlands frame Daguerre and encircle the globe. The inscriptions read: "Photograph, the electric telegraph, and the steam engine are the three greatest discoveries of the age. No five centuries in human progress can show such strides as these." and "To commemorate the first half-century in photograph 1839-1889. Erected by the Photographer's Association of America, August, 1890."
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Statues and Sculpture
Memorials
Ghost Sites
Dublin Core
The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/.
Title
A name given to the resource
Daguerre Memorial
Description
An account of the resource
This memorial commemorates photography pioneer, Louis Daguerre, inventor of the daguerreotype. The Photographer's Association of America presented the memorial to the people of the United States in a ceremony at the <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/56">Smithsonian Arts and Industries Building</a> on April 15, 1890, where it was installed in an alcove. In 1897, it was moved outside to the Smithsonian Grounds so visitors could see the whole piece. The statue was removed from the Mall in 1969 to make way for the <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/50">Hirshhorn Museum</a>. Today, it stands on the grounds of the National Portrait Gallery.
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
J. Scott Hartley
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1890 (dedicated)
1897 (moved outdoors)
1969 (removed)
Coverage
The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant
1890-1919
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division.<a href="http://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/npc2007000100/"> View original</a>.
design & monuments
ghost mall
-
https://mallhistory.org/files/original/d9839e9c328fcd9a6437589b7e574941.jpg
dcded79312701f6e0948880bd7fd9f47
Place
Important spaces on the mall (See the "Places" writeboard in basecamp.)
Physical Description
Text describing the appearance of the place and its situation on the Mall.
Dr. Gross is depicted standing wearing a frock coat. In his raised right hand he holds a scalpel. The original inscription on the base of the state read "American physicians have erected this statue to commemorate the great deeds of a man who made such an impress upon American surgery that is has served to dignify American medicine."
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Statues and Sculpture
Ghost Sites
Dublin Core
The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/.
Title
A name given to the resource
Dr. Samuel Gross Statue
Description
An account of the resource
This statue of Dr. Samuel D. Gross was unveiled in May 1897 outside the <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/37">National Army Medical Museum and Library</a> on the National Mall. Gross, who died in 1884, was a celebrated surgeon and professor at Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia. He was immortalized in an 1875 painting by Thomas Eakin titled<em> The Gross Clinic</em>. The statue was commissioned by Congress and the Physicians and Surgeons of America and created by Alexander Stirling Calder. In 1970, when the Medical Museum and Library moved off the Mall, the statue was relocated to the campus of Jefferson Medical College.
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Alexander Stirling Calder
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
5/5/1897 (dedicated)
1970 (removed)
Coverage
The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant
1890-1919
1950-1979
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division. <a href="http://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/npc2007000102/">View original</a>.
design & monuments
ghost mall
-
https://mallhistory.org/files/original/620508e6eeb273cbfe037df305117742.jpg
19a16f86a2f36956401ac760f49821aa
Place
Important spaces on the mall (See the "Places" writeboard in basecamp.)
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Ghost Sites
Government Offices
Dublin Core
The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/.
Title
A name given to the resource
World War I Temporary Buildings
Description
An account of the resource
During World War I, the federal government built a number of temporary office buildings in Washington to hold all the new workers. The group shown in this photograph stretched across the Mall from north to south just east of 7th Street, visible beyond the <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/55">National Museum of Natural History</a> on the left and the <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/52">Smithsonian Castle</a> on the right. The smokestacks of the power plant were set apart so they did not obstruct the view of the <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/36">Washington Monument</a> from the <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/59">Capitol</a>. This complex was slowly dismantled, with the power plant and central buildings removed by 1936.
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division. <a href="http://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/hec2008007426/">View original</a>.
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1918 (constructed)
Coverage
The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant
1890-1919
1920-1949
design & monuments
ghost mall
military history
work & play
-
https://mallhistory.org/files/original/79bd5c2189f7f4b5bd2c74e8d7df159c.jpg
97753cd266f3bf7d2a8bae8c83992c62
Place
Important spaces on the mall (See the "Places" writeboard in basecamp.)
Physical Description
Text describing the appearance of the place and its situation on the Mall.
The structure measures 30 feet by 16 feet and consists of a marble column and figures standing upon a sarcophagus-shaped pedestal. One inscription lists the names of six deceased soldiers.
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Statues and Sculpture
Ghost Sites
Dublin Core
The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/.
Title
A name given to the resource
Tripoli Monument
Description
An account of the resource
The Tripoli Monument was commissioned by members of the US Navy's Mediterranean fleet in memory of 6 officers who died during the Barbary Wars of the early 1800s. Built in Italy in 1806, the monument came to the US on board the USS <em>Constitution and </em>was placed in the Washington Navy Yard. The monument was damanged during the burning of the Navy Yard in 1814. In 1831, it was restored and moved to the center of the Capitol reflecting pool in 1831, where is remained until 1860 when it was relocated to Annapolis, Maryland.
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
David Porter
Micali of Leghorn
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division. <a href="http://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2003662984/">View original</a>.
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1806 (constructed)
1860 (moved)
Coverage
The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant
1800-1829
1860-1889
design & monuments
ghost mall
military history
-
https://mallhistory.org/files/original/7b87ac1f28643e80584c6fb688148699.jpg
3efeb19bcb3a1d535d2c71eb5a00ca98
Dublin Core
The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/.
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
<a href="andershalverson.com/content/fish-ponds">Anders Halverson</a>
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
National Archives: Identifier 513092, 22-FF
Place
Important spaces on the mall (See the "Places" writeboard in basecamp.)
Physical Description
Text describing the appearance of the place and its situation on the Mall.
The Babcock Lakes were located on the grounds of the Washington Monument, between the monument and the White Lot.
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Gardens and Landscapes
Ghost Sites
Dublin Core
The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/.
Title
A name given to the resource
Babcock Lakes
Description
An account of the resource
The Babcock Lakes, located west of the <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/36">Washington Monument</a>, served as spawning pools for the <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/316">US Fish Commission</a>. Mandated to remedy decreases in the availability of commercial fish in America, the Commission used Babcock Lakes to breed Eurasian Carp, introduced in the US because they were hardy, harmless, vegetable feeders, and were already adapted to artificial propagation. By 1896, the Fish Commission had distributed 2.4 million carp to restock fish supplies in North and South America. The lakes were subsequently covered by <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/326">land dredged from the Potomac River</a> during the westward expansion of the National Mall.
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
National Archives at College Park. <a href="http://research.archives.gov/description/513092">View original</a>.
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1878 (established as fisheries)
Coverage
The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant
1860-1889
environment
ghost mall
work & play
-
https://mallhistory.org/files/original/bb56ac310ec65022ef8dd9a1cb7657ae.png
dee664cbc48c99bec1e6ff6c485fb135
Place
Important spaces on the mall (See the "Places" writeboard in basecamp.)
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Government Offices
Ghost Sites
Dublin Core
The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/.
Title
A name given to the resource
Fish Commission Building
Description
An account of the resource
The site of the <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/269">National Air and Space Museum</a> was once home to the headquarters of the United States Fish and Fisheries Commission, also known as the US Fish Commission. President Ulysses Grant signed the US Fish Commission into existence in 1871 to address issues of <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/313">declining commercial fish populations</a> in America. Stephen F. Baird, first curator of the <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/52">Smithsonian Institution</a>, also served as the first Commissioner of Fisheries. The Commission was housed in the <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/307">old Armory Building</a>, which was also used as storage by the Smithsonian until the building was demolished in the 1960s.
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
Smithsonian Institution Archives. <a href="http://siarchives.si.edu/collections/siris_sic_9203">View original</a>.
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1871 (established)
1964 (building demolished)
Coverage
The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant
1860-1889
1950-1979
environment
ghost mall
work & play
-
https://mallhistory.org/files/original/cc8f2ce4942ca196a22d45be162ec034.jpg
56a3f99cce37354b5f1e7fefdddaaed2
Place
Important spaces on the mall (See the "Places" writeboard in basecamp.)
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Ghost Sites
Government Offices
Dublin Core
The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/.
Title
A name given to the resource
Armory Square Hospital
Description
An account of the resource
Built in 1862 as a model hospital to treat <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/354">wounded Union soldiers</a>, the Armory Square Hospital had twelve pavilions, overflow tents, and 1,000 hospital beds. It included officers' quarters as well as a chapel. President Lincoln frequently visited the patients here, shaking hands, and offering words of comfort. He suggested building flower beds between the wards using plants from government gardens. After the war, the hospital closed. The armory building was used for storage and then as the home of the <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/316">Fish Commission</a>. It was demolished in 1964. The <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/269">National Air and Space Museum</a> stands on the former hospital site.
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1862 (built)
1964 (demolished)
Coverage
The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant
1860-1889
1950-1979
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
U.S. National Library of Medicine. <a href="http://www.nlm.nih.gov/hmd/medtour/armory.html">View original</a>.
ghost mall
military history
work & play
-
https://mallhistory.org/files/original/d26b086b02a6c29e6d59f65fc050680f.jpg
a171167a019378d4e7a358398faeff65
Place
Important spaces on the mall (See the "Places" writeboard in basecamp.)
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Ghost Sites
Government Offices
Dublin Core
The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/.
Title
A name given to the resource
Old Brick Capitol
Description
An account of the resource
First known as the Old Brick Capitol, this building served as a a temporary meeting place for Congress after <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/157">the burning of the US Capitol during the War of 1812</a>. At the outbreak of the <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/351">Civil War</a>, the building became a prison. Confederate soldiers and spies, insubordinate Union officers, and several conspirators in the assassination of President Lincoln were imprisoned here. In 1929, the building was demolished, and the current U.S. Supreme Court building was constructed on the site.
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
District of Columbia Public Library. <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/dcplcommons/4226571178/">View original</a>.
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1814 (built)
1929 (demolished)
Coverage
The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant
1800-1829
1860-1889
ghost mall
military history
work & play
-
https://mallhistory.org/files/original/8b449dcdd098cfc5a7b0e8db8c496b5e.jpg
8cfeaf0b0bf22865d2285c0dc2ed1421
Place
Important spaces on the mall (See the "Places" writeboard in basecamp.)
Physical Description
Text describing the appearance of the place and its situation on the Mall.
Murder Bay was made up of the area bordered by Pennsylvania Ave., 15th Street, 13th Street., and Constitution Ave. The area is now called Federal Triangle.
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Ghost Sites
Dublin Core
The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/.
Title
A name given to the resource
Murder Bay
Description
An account of the resource
In the years preceding the Civil War, the area bordered by Pennsylvania Ave., 15th, and the "open sewer" of the <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/41">Washington Canal</a> was a slum characterized by rampant prostitution, muggings, and robberies. The population of this area increased during the Civil War as soldiers took advantage of Murder Bay's cheap alcohol and <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/6">brothels</a>. This area eventually came to be known as <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/297">"Hooker's Division"</a> or just "Division," and became a destination for former slaves. Reform movements in the late 1800s generally failed, but in 1928, the city leveled Murder Bay and began building Federal Triangle in its place.
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
Library of Congress Geography and Map Division. <a href="http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gmd/g3851e.awh00008">View original</a>.
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1928 (destroyed)
Coverage
The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant
1830-1859
1920-1949
building the mall
ghost mall
neighborhood
-
https://mallhistory.org/files/original/d2ba28aaf48e326cec2b87e83d3f3da2.jpg
ae155825b154d207302768ee9cc75a13
Place
Important spaces on the mall (See the "Places" writeboard in basecamp.)
Physical Description
Text describing the appearance of the place and its situation on the Mall.
The taxidermists' laboratory was located in a shed in the South Yard behind the Smithsonian Institution Building.
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Museums
Ghost Sites
Dublin Core
The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/.
Title
A name given to the resource
Department of Living Animals, Smithsonian Institution
Description
An account of the resource
A bear, an eagle, badgers, and <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/260">buffaloes</a> comprised the original exhibition of the Department of Living Animals on the south side of the <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/52">Smithsonian Institution Building</a>. Opened to the public in 1887, the Department's live exhibits gave <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/482">Smithsonian taxidermists</a> an opportunity to observe the habits and positions of various animals and to use this knowledge in mounting collections and exhibitions. Under the direction of <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/234">William Hornaday</a>, the Department of Living Animals was the forerunner of the National Zoological Park, established by an Act of Congress in 1889 for "the advancement of science, the instruction and recreation of the people."
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
Smithsonian Institution Archives. <a href="http://siarchives.si.edu/collections/siris_sic_9561">View original</a>.
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1887
Coverage
The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant
1860-1889
ghost mall
museums
work & play