North Front of U.S. National Museum Building Near Completion, 1908

ID: 20825 or MAH-20825

Creator: Unknown

Form/Genre: Photographic print

Date: 1908

Citation: Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 79, Box 9, Folder: 5

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Summary

North front of the U.S. National Museum nearing completion, now known as the National Museum of Natural History (NMNH), on July 8, 1908. The exterior walls look almost finished, but there is no dome yet. Loaded wagons are in the front of the USNM at the Center Market, located on what is now Constitution Avenue.

Subject

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

Category

Historic Images of the Smithsonian

Notes

There are several similar photos at this location. Center Market was razed in 1931.

Contained within

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 79, Box 9, Folder: 5

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

  • Museum buildings
  • Construction
  • Animals
  • North Front
  • Scaffolding
  • Horses
  • Center Market
  • Natural History Building
  • Natural History Building--North Front

Form/Genre

  • Photographic print
  • Exterior

ID Number

20825 or MAH-20825

Physical description

Color: Black and White; Size: 9 1/4w x 6 3/4h; Type of Image: Exterior; Medium: Photographic print

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