United States National Museum, Breaking Ground for Construction

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Object Details

Subject

United States National Museum

National Museum of Natural History (U.S.)

Notes

Also known as 16232

Summary

Crowd watches groundbreaking.

Cite as

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 79, National Museum Building Construction Records, Image No. SIA2009-1927

Repository Loc.

Smithsonian Institution Archives Capital Gallery, Suite 3000, MRC 507; 600 Maryland Avenue, SW; Washington, DC 20024-2520

Date

1904

June 15, 1904

Local number

SIA RU000079 [SIA2009-1927]

Restrictions & Rights

No access restrictions Many of SIA's holdings are located off-site, and advance notice is recommended to consult a collection. Please email the SIA Reference Team at osiaref@si.edu

No Copyright - United States

Type

Black-and-white photographs

Physical description

Gelatin silver prints; 10w x 8h

Data Source

Smithsonian Institution Archives

Topic

Smithsonian buildings

Museum buildings

Metadata Usage

CC0

Record ID

siris_arc_385534