Construction of the Museum of History and Technology

ID: SIA2010-2845 or 943

Creator: Unknown

Form/Genre: Exterior

Date: 1962

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

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Summary

Photo showing the progress of the construction of the new Museum of History and Technology, now the National Museum of American History, on June 19, 1962. The Washington Monument and Lincoln Memorial are visible in the background.

Subject

National Museum of History and Technology (U.S.)

Category

Historic Images of the Smithsonian

Contained within

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

Contact information

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

Date

1962

Restrictions & Rights

No restrictions

Topic

  • Museum buildings
  • Lincoln Memorial (Washington, D.C.)
  • Architecture
  • SI Buildings, Construction
  • New Museums
  • Washington Monument (Washington, D.C.)

Place

  • Washington Monument (Washington, D.C.)
  • Mall, The (Washington, D.C.)

Form/Genre

  • Exterior
  • Photographic print
  • Architecture

ID Number

SIA2010-2845 or 943

Physical description

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

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