Roof of NHB and Buildings of the City of Washington, D.C

ID: 2003-19563

Creator: Unknown

Form/Genre: Photographic print

Date: c. 1920s

Citation: Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 562, Box 1

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Summary

Several workmen can be seen working on the roof of the United States National Museum, now the National Museum of Natural History. Beyond the roof, looking to the east, can be seen the U.S. Capitol Building and the Library of Congress.

Subject

  • Library of Congress
  • National Museum of Natural History (U.S.)
  • United States Capitol (Washington, D.C.)
  • United States National Museum

Category

Historic Images of the Smithsonian

Notes

For another view see also Bib. #7973. Previously identified as being in Folder: Photographs of NHB Interior

Contained within

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 562, Box 1

Contact information

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

Date

c. 1920s

Restrictions & Rights

No restrictions

Topic

  • Street photography
  • Buildings, structures, etc
  • Landscapes
  • Photography, Panoramic
  • Architecture
  • Washington, D.C
  • Repair and reconstruction
  • Roofs
  • City of Washington, D.C
  • Aerial photographs
  • Buildings--Repair and reconstruction
  • Buildings--Washington, D.C
  • Aerial views

Place

Washington (D.C.)

Form/Genre

  • Photographic print
  • Aerial
  • Landscape

ID Number

2003-19563

Physical description

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

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