U.S. National Museum (now A&I) Under Construction

ID: SA-745 and SIA2008-2456

Creator: Unknown

Form/Genre: Photographic print

Date: c. 1879

Citation: Smithsonian Institution Archives Record Unit 95, Box 32, Folder: 7

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Summary

View of the construction of the interior archways and walls of the United States National Museum (now known as the Arts & Industries Building). The building was designed by architects Adolf Cluss and Paul Schulze. Groundbreaking for the new museum was held on April 17, 1879.

Subject

  • United States National Museum
  • Arts and Industries Building

Category

Historic Images of the Smithsonian

Contained within

Smithsonian Institution Archives Record Unit 95, Box 32, Folder: 7

Contact information

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

Date

c. 1879

Restrictions & Rights

No restrictions

Topic

  • Museum buildings
  • Architecture
  • New Museums
  • Foucault's pendulum
  • Construction (Buildings)

Form/Genre

  • Photographic print
  • Exterior

ID Number

SA-745 and SIA2008-2456

Physical description

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

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