National Air and Space Museum Groundbreaking Ceremony

Summary

Groundbreaking ceremony for the National Air and Space Museum (NASM) building, with address and introduction by Secretary S. Dillon Ripley and remarks by Chief Justice Warren E. Burger. Also in attendance are Mary Livingston Ripley, Senators J. William Fulbright, Barry Goldwater, Jennings Randolph, Michael Collins, NASM Director, Melvin B. Zisfein, NASM Deputy Director, Dr. Leonard Carmichael, seventh Smithsonian Secretary, Paul E. Garber, first head of the National Air Museum, and the United States Air Force Band.

Subject

• Ripley, S. Dillon (Sidney Dillon) 1913-2001
• Burger, Warren E. 1907-1995
• Ripley, Mary Livingston
• Fulbright, J. William (James William) 1905-1995
• Randolph, Jennings 1902-1998
• Goldwater, Barry M (Barry Morris) 1909-1998
• Collins, Michael 1930-
• Zisfein, Melvin B
• Carmichael, Leonard 1898-1973
• Garber, Paul Edward 1899-1992
• Smithsonian Institution Photographic Services Division
• National Air and Space Museum
• United States Air Force Band

Notes

• Digital contact sheet available.
• Requested from Photographic Services Division by Office of Special Events.

Cite as

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Acc. 11-009, Image No. 72-10570

Repository Loc.

Smithsonian Institution Archives Capital Gallery, Suite 3000, MRC 507; 600 Maryland Avenue, SW; Washington, DC 20024-2520

Date

• 1972
• November 20, 1972

Restrictions & Rights

• No access restrictions Many of SIA's holdings are located off-site, and advance notice is recommended to consult a collection. Please email the SIA Reference Team at osiaref@si.edu
• No Copyright - United States

Topic

Form/Genre

Black-and-white negatives

Local number

SIA Acc. 11-009 [72-10570]

Physical description

35mm;

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