NMNH Plan of Section on Northwest and Southwest Axis
ID: SIA2009-2069
Creator: Unknown
Form/Genre: Architectural drawings
Date: August 1, 1906
Citation: Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 92, Box CGMC, Folder: Building Series 4, Items 300-349, NMNH
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Print of an original architectural drawing 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, the plan has an inscribed title of "Stonework Section of Diagonal Axis, Section on Northwest and Southwest Axis." The original process is black and red ink pen on cloth, and the original drawing is 54.00"h x 30.50"w. Persons associated with this drawing include Bernard R. Green, Superintendent of Construction; L. M. Leisenring, Draftsman; and was checked by W.W. Youngs.
Subject
- National Museum of Natural History (U.S.)
- Hornblower & Marshall
- Natural History Building
- United States National Museum
Category
Historic Images of the Smithsonian
Notes
- For other views of exterior drawings of the United States National Museum, see Negs. SIA2009-2364, SIA2009-2365, SIA2009-2366, SIA2009-2067, SIA2009-2068, SIA2009-2070, SIA2009-2071, SIA2009-2072
- This print can be located in the Smithsonian Institution Archives Reading Room. Creator Drawing Number: H/M # 154. Reproduction Neg #: 91-3134. The Drawing Control Number is S04/I300, the Curator Number is DC-58-0151.
Contained within
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 92, Box CGMC, Folder: Building Series 4, Items 300-349, NMNH
Contact information
Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu
Date
August 1, 1906
Restrictions & Rights
No restrictions
Topic
- Museum buildings
- Design
- Drawings and plans
- Architecture
- Architects
- New Museums
- Drawings
- Architecture--Drawings and plans
- Architecture--Design and plans
- Architectural drawing
Place
Washington (D.C.)
Form/Genre
- Architectural drawings
- Photographic print
ID Number
SIA2009-2069
Physical description
Number of Images: 1; Color: Black and white; Size: 8w x 10h; Type of Image: Architectural drawings; Medium: Photographic print