Ceremonies for the Laying of National Museum of History and Technology's Cornerstone

ID: 2003-19536

Creator: Unknown

Form/Genre: Photographic print

Date: 1961

Citation: Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 95, Box 58, Folder 1

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Summary

A group of unidentified men attend the laying of the cornerstone for the new National Museum of History and Technology, now the National Museum of American History, May 19, 1961. Smithsonian Secretary Leonard Carmichael is the second from the right.

Subject

  • Carmichael, Leonard 1898-1973
  • National Museum of History and Technology (U.S.)
  • National Museum of American History (U.S.) (NMAH)

Category

Historic Images of the Smithsonian

Contained within

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 95, Box 58, Folder 1

Contact information

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

Date

1961

Restrictions & Rights

No restrictions

Topic

  • Secretariats
  • Cornerstones
  • Secretaries
  • New Museums
  • Construction (Buildings)
  • Event

Form/Genre

  • Photographic print
  • Group, candid

ID Number

2003-19536

Physical description

Color: Black and White; Size: 10w x 8h; Type of Image: Group, candid; Event; Medium: Photographic print

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