View of the South Yard, 1974
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Form/Genre: Photographic print
Date: 1974
Citation: Smithsonian Institution Archives Record Unit 95, Box 30A, Folder: 32
View of the South Yard taken from the roof of Forrestal Building (Department of Energy) shows the skyline of downtown Washington, D.C. Smithsonian buildings visible include the Smithsonian Institution Building (SIB), and the Arts and Industries Building (A&I). In the South Yard are the National Air Museum, "Rocket Row" along the west side of the Arts and Industries Building, the South Shed, and various other sheds. The National Gallery of Art west building is also visible in the background. The new circular Hirshhorn Museum can be seen behind the A&I Building.
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Smithsonian Institution Archives Record Unit 95, Box 30A, Folder: 32
Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu
1974
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74-6617
Color: Black and White; Size: 10w x 8h; Type of Image: Landscape; Medium: Photographic print