Preliminary Drawing of United States National Museum Building by Adolf Cluss & Frederick Daniel

ID: 97-3390 or 1322

Creator: Unknown

Form/Genre: Photographic print

Date: 1877

Citation: Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 95, Box 32, Folder: 1

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Summary

Preliminary drawing by Cluss and Daniel of the exterior of a "proposed annex of the Smithsonian Building for the accommodation of the Centennial Exhibit Donation." or better known as the United States National Museum, now the Arts and Industries Building. Cluss and Daniel were business partners from 1876 to 1878. They submitted plans for the SI Bldg Annex in 1976 as well as early plans for the A&I Building.

Subject

  • Cluss, Adolph 1825-1905
  • United States National Museum
  • Arts and Industries Building

Category

Historic Images of the Smithsonian

Notes

Neg. #1322 is blurry, use 97-3390.

Contained within

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 95, Box 32, Folder: 1

Contact information

Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu

Date

1877

Restrictions & Rights

No restrictions

Topic

  • Museum buildings
  • Architecture
  • New Museums
  • Drawings
  • Architectural drawing
  • Daniel, Frederick

Form/Genre

  • Photographic print
  • Architecture

ID Number

97-3390 or 1322

Physical description

Color: Black and White; Size: 10w x 4h; Type of Image: Architectural; Medium: Photographic print

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