The Exhibition Hall [in the National Archives], Nov. 14, 1936 – Historic Print
![The Exhibition Hall [in the National Archives], Nov. 14, 1936, 1936 November 14. — historic photograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/5b/5bea09a3d1c2-L.webp)
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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Few images capture their era like this historic photograph of The Exhibition Hall [in the National Archives], Nov. 14, 1936. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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The Exhibition Hall [in the National Archives], Nov. 14, 1936
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This view of the Exhibition Hall in the National Archives, dated November 14, 1936, shows the building's main display space shortly after the Archives opened in Washington. The record's subject tags point to the Declaration of Independence, sculpture, and security arrangements, which fits a room built to showcase the nation's founding documents under guard. The building, designed by John Russell Pope, had its cornerstone laid in 1933, and the record notes that its details are unverified, so the exact arrangement of the room is worth checking against other sources.
| Created / published | 1936 November 14. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
| Notes | NA-124. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Sculpture; History; Declaration of Independence; Exhibitions; Police; Security, Protective; Cornerstones; Construction; Pres.; Geogr. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,199 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-144612 |
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