MHT Cornerstone Laid

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Summary

The cornerstone is laid for the Museum of History and Technology, now the National Museum of American History.

Subject

  • Museum of History and Technology (U.S.)
  • National Museum of American History (U.S.) (NMAH)
  • National Museum of History and Technology (U.S.)

Category

Chronology of Smithsonian History

Notes

Annual Report of the Smithsonian Institution for the year 1961. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1962, p. 2.

Contact information

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

Date

May 19, 1961

Topic

  • Architecture
  • American History Building
  • Buildings
  • Building

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