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| Keywords: smithsonian institution smithsonianinstitution aerialview washingtondc natural history building naturalhistorybuilding smithsonian castle smithsoniancastle nationalmall arts and industries building artsandindustriesbuilding freer gallery freergallery center market centermarket black and white blackandwhite district of columbia districtofcolumbia smithsonian building smithsonianbuilding aerial architectur white house whitehouse president washingt city aerial photography aerialphotography smithsonian institution archives smithsonianinstitutionarchives blackandwhite monochrome outdoor black and white Description: 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 Quonset hut-like Air Shed. 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. Creator/Photographer: Army Air Corps Medium: Black and white photographic print Dimensions: 6 1/4 in x 8 1/4 in Geography: USA Date: 1932 Repository: Smithsonian Institution Archives Accession number: 2002-10673 Description: 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 Quonset hut-like Air Shed. 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. Creator/Photographer: Army Air Corps Medium: Black and white photographic print Dimensions: 6 1/4 in x 8 1/4 in Geography: USA Date: 1932 Repository: Smithsonian Institution Archives Accession number: 2002-10673 | ||||
