Air and Space Building, South Yard
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ID: 2002-10653
Creator: Unknown
Form/Genre: Photographic print
Date: c. 1920s
Citation: Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 95, Box 41, Folder: 21 and Record Unit 95, Box 30A, Folder: 30
The temporary metal building behind Smithsonian Institution Building, the "Castle," in the South Yard built in 1917 by the United States Signal Service for use during World War I. The shed was transferred to the Smithsonian in 1919 and served as the National Air Museum, now the National Air and Space Museum, for many years. It was demolished in 1975 in preparation for the Bicentennial of the American Revolution, Victorian Garden. In front of the Air Museum building is a French made Renault tank and a German howitzer.
Historic Images of the Smithsonian
The original negative number is 33465-A, but that negative has been lost.
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 95, Box 41, Folder: 21 and Record Unit 95, Box 30A, Folder: 30
Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu
c. 1920s
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2002-10653
Color: Black And White; Size: 10w x 8h; Type of Image: Exterior; Medium: Photographic print