Flag Hall, Museum of History and Technology

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Summary

Contractor photo (project no. 49210) showing visitors, peering down into the lower level where the Foucault Pendulum swings, in the Flag Hall in the nearly completed Museum of History and Technology. The Star-Spangled Banner is visible at right and Horatio Greenough's statue of George Washington is visible down the corridor in the background. The statue was moved in before the building was completed.

Subject

  • National Museum of American History (U.S.) (NMAH)
  • National Museum of History and Technology (U.S.)
  • Star-Spangled Banner (Flag)
  • National Collections

Category

Historic Images of the Smithsonian

Notes

There are many other similar contractor photos in this box.

Contained within

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 285, Box 6, Folder: 4

Contact information

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

Date

1964

Restrictions & Rights

Unknown

Topic

  • Flag Hall
  • Foucault's pendulum
  • Exhibitions
  • Interiors
  • Museums
  • Flags
  • Statues
  • Horatio Greenough Statue of George Washington
  • Museum visitors

Form/Genre

  • Photographic print
  • Exhibit

ID Number

297 (not SI)

Physical description

Color: Black and White; Size: 8x10; Type of Image: Exhibit; Medium: Photographic print

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