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Aerial View of Smithsonian Institution Building and Natural History Building   Catalog:  Historic Images of the Smithsonian Title:  Aerial View of Smithsonian Institution Building and Natural History Building Date:  1932 Author/Creator:  Army Air Corps Contained In:  Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 95, Box 67, Folder: 15 Summary:  Aerial view from the south showing the Smithsonian Institution Building with the United States National Museum, now the National Museum of Natural History, across the Mall. South of the SIB are visible the Astrophysical Observatory sheds, the South Shed, and the elongated Air Museum in a temporary metal building. The South Yard is flanked on the left with the Freer Gallery of Art, opened to the public in 1923, and on the right with the Arts and Industries Building. On the right are temporary buildings erected during World War I and behind them is Center Market. The Mall is landscaped with winding footpaths and dense clusters of trees, reminiscent of Andrew Jackson Downing's 1851 plan for the Mall grounds. In the early 1930s the Mall was leveled and the trees cleared as part of the McMillan Commission's efforts to return Washington to the L'Enfant plan. Notes:  The original negative number is 21393, but that negative has been lost. Note on back of photo reads, 'Used by Artist Garet Jex in making painting for Chicago Exposition.' Usage:  Restrictions: No restrictions Physical_Description:  Color: Black and White; Size: 8 1/4w x 6 1/4h; Type of Image: Aerial; Medium: Photographic print Negative Number:  2002-10673 Ordering Information:  For permission to reproduce or publish, contact osiaref@si.edu or call 202-633-5870. To order reproductions, call 202-633-1933 or contact photos@si.edu. Digital Reference:  Digital Copies:  2002-10673.tif, 300 dpi, Subject:  Arts and Industries Building Freer Gallery of Art National Air and Space Museum National Museum of Natural History (U.S.) Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory Smithsonian Institution Building (Washington, D.C.) South Yard National Air Museum (U.S.) National Museum of Natural History (U.S.) Natural History Building Museum buildings -- Washington (D.C.) Sheds Temporary Buildings Temporary government buildings World War, 1914-1918 Horticulture Gardens Center Market -- (Washington, D.C.) Mall, The (Washington, D.C.) Form/Genre:  Photographic print Aerial Contact Information:  Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu Copy/Holding information Catalog   Historic Images of the Smithsonian Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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