Tennis Courts in the South Yard

Title

Tennis Courts in the South Yard

Description

From 1915 to 1935, there was a tennis court behind the Smithsonian Institution Castle, next to the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory in the South Yard. The court was created for the Smithsonian's tennis team, which played in intramural as well as inter-departmental matches against teams from other federal agencies. This image shows Loyal B. Aldrich (Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory employee), and Astrophysicist Charles Greeley Abbot (Fifth Secretary of the Smithsonian) playing tennis.

Date

1915 (constructed)

1935 (converted into a parking lot)

Source

Smithsonian Institution Archives. View original.

Coverage

1890-1919

1920-1949

Theme

everyday life

ghost mall

work & play