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Author:
Ploskonka, Jeffrey  Search this
Subject:
Smithsonian Institution Building (Washington, D.C.)  Search this
Arts and Industries Building  Search this
Physical description:
Color: Black and White; Size: 10w x 8h; Type of Image: Exterior; Medium: Photographic print
Type:
Photographic print
Exterior
Place:
United States of America, District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest, Smithsonian Quadrangle Complex
Date:
c. 1984
Category:
Historic Images of the Smithsonian
Summary:
Trucks are hauling dirt from the construction site in preparation for the Smithsonian Institution's $73.2 million underground complex on the Quad which includes the National Museum of African Art, the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, and a circular kiosk to the S. Dillon Ripley International Center. Visible behind the construction site are the Arts & Industries Building and the Smithsonian Institution Building, the "Castle."
Contained within:
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 410, Box 2, Folder: Torch Quad Shots
Contact information:
Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu
Topic:
Construction  Search this
Smithsonian Institution Quadrangle Complex  Search this
Trucks  Search this
Underground construction  Search this
Standard number:
2004-4100
Restrictions & Rights:
No restrictions
Data Source:
Smithsonian Archives - History Div
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sic_7194