Laborers Laying Floor in the U.S. National Museum

Summary

Laborers can be seen working on the laying of a new floor of marble and terrazzo, according to the Watkins' system, in one of the Northeast Range of the United States National Museum, now the Arts and Industries Building. The lower half of the Water Transportation exhibit is covered for protection. On the upper half of the wall models of boats can be seen. Canoes can also be seen hanging from the ceiling.

Subject

• Arts and Industries Building
• United States National Museum

Category

Historic Images of the Smithsonian

Notes

Photo MNH-11294 is similar.

Contained within

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 95, Box 32, Folder: 23

Contact information

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

Date

1898

Restrictions & Rights

No restrictions

Topic

• Metamorphic rocks
• Construction
• Boats and boating
• Ceilings
• Architecture
• Models (representations)
• Repair and reconstruction
• Canoes and canoeing
• Terrazzo
• Renovations
• Floors
• Construction workers
• Buildings--Repair and reconstruction
• Models and modelmaking
• Marble

Form/Genre

• Photographic print
• Interior

ID Number

MNH-11306 or NHB-11306

Physical description

Color: Black and White; Size: 10w x 8h; Type of Image: Interior; Medium: Photographic print

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