NMNH Plan of Stairway to Dome
ID: SIA2009-2364
Creator: Unknown
Form/Genre: Photographic print
Date: September 1, 1906
Citation: Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 000092, Box CGMC, Folder: Building Series 4, Book 250-299, NMNH
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Print of an original architectural drawing of the North and South Axis of the National Museum of Natural History building, originally known as the United States National Museum. Drawn in 1906 by architects J. C. Hornblower and J. R. Marshall in black and red ink pen on cloth, the drawing has an inscribed title of "Section of North & South Axis Plan of Stairway to Dome." The original image measures 30.50"h x 54.50"w. Persons associated with this drawing were Bernard R. Green, Superintendent of Construction; M. F. A., L. M. Leisenring, Draftsmen; and W. W. Youngs, who checked the drawing.
Subject
- National Museum of Natural History (U.S.)
- Hornblower & Marshall
- Natural History Building Rotunda
- Natural History Building
Category
Historic Images of the Smithsonian
Notes
- For other views of exterior drawings of the United States National Museum, see Negs. SIA2009-2365, SIA2009-2366, SIA2009-2067, SIA2009-2068, SIA2009-2069, SIA2009-2070, SIA2009-2071, SIA2009-2072
- This image can be located in the Smithsonian Institution Archives Reading Room. Reproduction Neagtive Number: 91-3133. The Drawing Control Number associated with this drawing is S04/I299 and the Creator Drawing Number is H/M # 153.
Contained within
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 000092, Box CGMC, Folder: Building Series 4, Book 250-299, NMNH
Contact information
Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu
Date
September 1, 1906
Restrictions & Rights
No restrictions
Topic
- Museum buildings
- Details
- Architecture
- Architects
- New Museums
- Rotundas
- Drawings
- Domes
- Buildings
- Architectural drawing
- Architecture--Details
Place
Washington (D.C.)
Form/Genre
- Photographic print
- Architectural drawings
ID Number
SIA2009-2364
Physical description
Number of Images: 1 Color: Black and White; Size: 10w x 8h; Type of Image: Architectural Plan; Medium: Photographic Print