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