Construction of National Museum of Natural History Rotunda Dome, 1908

ID: MAH-21258 and 2004-10334

Creator: Unknown

Form/Genre: Photographic print

Date: 1908

Citation: Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 11-006, BGN Box 122; Record Unit 79, Box 9, Folder 4; and Record Unit 95, Box 33, folder 4

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Summary

Construction of the interior of the rotunda dome of the National Museum of Natural History, 1908.

Subject

  • National Museum of Natural History (U.S.)
  • United States National Museum
  • Natural History Building

Category

Historic Images of the Smithsonian

Notes

  • The original negative number is MAH-21258. The original photograph was re-scanned and given new negative and digital file numbers in 2004.
  • There are several similar photos at this location. Date of photograph inferred from title of folder 'New Building Progress Photos, 1908.'

Contained within

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 11-006, BGN Box 122; Record Unit 79, Box 9, Folder 4; and Record Unit 95, Box 33, folder 4

Contact information

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

Date

1908

Restrictions & Rights

No restrictions

Topic

  • Construction
  • Building materials
  • Wood
  • Architecture
  • Scaffolding
  • Rotundas
  • Domes

Form/Genre

  • Photographic print
  • Architecture

ID Number

MAH-21258 and 2004-10334

Physical description

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

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