Digging Foundation of the National Museum of Natural History, 1904
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Form/Genre: Photographic print
Date: 1904
Citation: Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 79, Box 9, Folder: 5 and Record Unit 95, Box 38, Folder: 14
Excavating site for construction of the new United States National Museum, now the National Museum of Natural History. Workers are using a construction back-hoe and horse-drawn carriage to remove dirt for the foundation.
Historic Images of the Smithsonian
There are several similar photos in RU79.
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 79, Box 9, Folder: 5 and Record Unit 95, Box 38, Folder: 14
Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu
1904
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16229 or MAH-16229
Color: Cyano type; Size: 10w x 8h; Type of Image: Exterior; Medium: Photographic print