Rotunda of A&I with "Statue of Freedom"
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Form/Genre: Photographic print
Date: 1939
Citation: Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 95, Box 32, Folder: 29
November 7, 1939. Interior of the National Museum Building rotunda, with the model of the "Statue of Freedom" created by Thomas Crawford for the dome of the Capitol, and donated to the Smithsonian by Architect of the Capitol Edward Clark. The Rotunda features a flag exhibit, displaying oil sketches of flags in use in the United States. Interior stenciled decorating scheme done by Grace Lincoln Temple in 1902.
Historic Images of the Smithsonian
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 95, Box 32, Folder: 29
Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu
1939
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33999 or MAH-33999
Color: Black and White; Size: 10w x 8h; Type of Image: Interior; Medium: Photographic print