Natural History Building, as seen from The Mall

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Object Details

Author

Unknown

Subject

National Museum of Natural History (U.S.)

Old Post Office Pavilion

United States National Museum

Natural History Building

Summary

The United States National Museum, now known as the National Museum of Natural History, building viewed across the Mall from one of the Smithsonian Institution Building's towers . The Old Post Office Pavilion can be seen in the background. In between the trees, a car has backed into a space and parked in front of the USNM building on Madison Drive.

Contained within

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 45, Box 79, Folder: 10

Contact information

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

Date

May 3, 1917

Standard number

SIA2009-2203 and 29528 and 92-3583

Restrictions & Rights

No restrictions

Type

Photographic print

Exterior

Physical description

Number of Images: 1; Color: Sepia; Black and White; Size: 9.75w x 7.5h; Type of Image: Exterior; Medium: Photographic print

Place

Mall, The (Washington, D.C.)

Data Source

Smithsonian Archives - History Div

Topic

Museum buildings

Architecture

Buildings--Washington, D.C

Metadata Usage

Usage conditions apply

Record ID

siris_sic_5802