Construction Begins on NMHT Exhibit Hall

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Summary

Construction begins on the National Museum of History and Technology's, now the National Museum of American History's, Hall of American Maritime Enterprise. The first exhibit is set in place in early February, the 30-ton triple expansion steam engine from the U.S. Coast Guard Tender "Oak."

Subject

  • National Museum of American History (U.S.) (NMAH)
  • National Museum of History and Technology (U.S.)

Category

Chronology of Smithsonian History

Notes

Torch, 3/1975, p. 2

Contact information

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

Date

February, 1975

Topic

  • Architecture
  • Hall of American Maritime Enterprise
  • Exhibitions
  • Building

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