Description: [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="365" caption="At the end of the three-story high concourse in the Smithsonian Institutions underground complex is an illusionist mural by Richard Haas, The mural depicts through ancient stone arches the Arts and Industries Building and the Smithsonian Institution Building, the Castle, both located above ground, adjacent to the
Description: A daily photo highlight from Smithsonian collections. [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="366" caption="Alfred Duane Pell Collection of Ceramics and Furniture on display in the National Gallery of Art (NGA), now the Smithsonian American Art Museum (SAAM), at the United States National Museum (USNM) building, now known as the Natural History Building (NHB), c. 1930, by
Description: [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="408" caption="Aerial photo from the Washington Monument showing the newly completed Museum of History and Technology, now the National Museum of American History, the construction of the West Wing of the Natural History Building, The National Mall, Constitution Avenue, the Capitol in the distance, and the Smithsonian Institution
Description: [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="405" caption="A model showing a mining town with railroad tracks in the foreground, various coal mining buildings, and houses in the background in the United States National Museum, now the Arts and Industries Building, c. 1920, by Unidentified photographer, Photographic print, Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 285, Box 16,
Description: [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="418" caption="Retouched Photograph of Fire in Smithsonian Institution Building, 1865, by Alexander Gardner, photographic print, Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 95 Box 30 Folder 9, Negative Number:37082."][/caption]
Description: [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="424" caption="Groundbreaking for the Freer Gallery of Art building, September 3, 1916, by Unknown photographer, Photographic print, Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 95 Box 56 Folder 12, Negative Number: 94-4417."][/caption]
Description: [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="375" caption="Exhibit in Smithsonian Air and Space Building, South Yard, 1974, Unknown photographer, Photographic print, Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 95 Box 41 Folder 21, Negative Number:74-6613."][/caption]
Description: [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="401" caption="Workers on the roof of the Arts and Industries Building are replacing the slate roof with tin, c. 1906, by Unidentified photographer, Photographic print, Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 95, Box 32, Folder 12, Negative Number: 20042."][/caption]
Description: [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="442" caption="The 131st Birthday Party in the rotunda of the Arts and Industries Building on August 10, 1977, by Richard K. Hofmeister, Photographic print, Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 371 Box 2 Folder September 1977, Negative Number: 77-10604-12."][/caption]
Description: [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="430" caption="Renovation work is underway in the Regents Room in the South Tower of the Smithsonian Institution Building (SIB) in 1968, by Unidentified photographer, Photographic print, Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 95, Box 31A, Folder 13, Negative Number: OPA 1457-14A."][/caption]