Aerial view of The Mall

Object Details

Author: Unknown
Subject: National Museum of Natural History (U.S.); United States Capitol (Washington, D.C.); National Gallery of Art (U.S.); Arts and Industries Building; Army Medical Museum (U.S.); Freer Gallery of Art; Smithsonian Institution Building (Washington, D.C.)

Category: Historic Images of the Smithsonian
Summary: Aerial view of the National Mall from above the Capitol Building, looking west towards the Washington Monument. The "Tempos" or temporary buildings still cover the grounds where the National Air and Space Museum is today. Smithsonian buildings visible include the National Museum of Natural History, Arts and Industries Building, Smithsonian Building and Freer Gallery of Art. The Army Medical Museum and National Gallery of Art are also visible.
Contained within: Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 95, Box 67, Folder: 18A
Contact information: Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu

1954

Physical description: Color: Black and White; Size: 6 1/2w x 6 3/4h; Type of Image: Aerial; Medium: Photographic print

Place: Washington (D.C.); Mall, The (Washington, D.C.); United States of America, District of Columbia, Washington, United States Capitol

Smithsonian Archives - History Div

Topic: National Mall--Development of; SI Buildings; Sheds; Tempos; Wartime Activities; Washington Monument (Washington, D.C.); World War, 1939-1945; Museum buildings