Object Details
Author
Unknown
Subject
National Air and Space Museum
Arts and Industries Building
Statue of Freedom (Statue)
Category
Historic Images of the Smithsonian
Notes
Through the cooperation of the Architect of the Capitol, Hon. Edward Clark, the original full-size plaster model of the "Statue of Freedom" by sculptor Thomas Crawford which sits atop the dome of the United States Capitol Building was transferred from the basement of the Capitol to the United States National Museum building, now the Arts and Industries Building, and was installed in the Rotunda on December 15, 1890.
Summary
The original Wright Brothers Flyer from 1903 suspended in the North Hall of the Arts and Industries Building above the Military History Exhibition. Visitors pass through the exhibit with one young boy looking up at the airplane. The wheels of the Spirit of St. Louis can be seen behind the Wright Flyer and the Statue of Freedom can be seen in the Rotunda.
Contained within
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 95, Box 43, Folder: 40
Contact information
Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu
Date
1950s
Standard number
2003-19574
Restrictions & Rights
No restrictions
Type
Transparencies
Exhibit
Physical description
Color: Color; Size: 4 3/4w x 3 3/4h; Type of Image: Exhibit; Medium: Transparency
Data Source
Smithsonian Archives - History Div
Topic
Wright Flyer (Airplane)
Arts and Industries Building--North Hall
Military History Exhibition
Museum visitors
Airplanes
Exhibitions
Record ID
siris_sic_10502