Construction on Front of National Museum of Natural History, 1909
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Form/Genre: Photographic print
Date: 1909
Citation: Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 79, Box 9, Folder: 5 and Record Unit 95, Box 33, Folder: 4
View from The Mall of the front of the new United States National Museum building, now the National Museum of Natural History, under construction on March 27, 1909. The dome is partially constructed. The Mall is covered with trees; there are two sightseeing vehicles in the foreground; and the tower of the Old Post Office can be seen in the background.
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Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 79, Box 9, Folder: 5 and Record Unit 95, Box 33, Folder: 4
Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu
1909
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21571 or MAH-21571
Color: Black and White; Size: 10w x 8h; Type of Image: Exterior; Medium: Photographic print