The Museum's Birthday Presence
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PrintA short article summarizing the evolution of the National Air and Space Museum beginning from the Smithsonian's first aeronautical acquisitions in 1876, the construction of the tin shed Aircraft Building designated the National Air Museum in 1946, and the opening of NASM in 1976.
Smithsonian Institution History Bibliography
Air & Space Vol. 1, 2 (Journal)
Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu
June/July 1986
pp. 24-26