Interior of the Department of Agriculture, 1871
Item
Title
Interior of the Department of Agriculture, 1871
Description
During the 1800s, the massive red brick Department of Agriculture, designed by Adolf Cluss, housed laboratories, agricultural specimens, seeds, plants, animals, geological artifacts, an extensive library, and a museum. Visitors came to see exhibits on every aspect of agricultural and animal life on the ground floor of the building. The statisticians' office, entomology department, and other research laboratories each had their own section, while on the third floor, workers, usually women, sorted and distributed seed packets.
Source
Harper's Weekly
Date
3/25/1871
Coverage
1860-1889
Extent
370 x 784
topic
environment
work & play