ILLUSTRATIONS. 



Facing page. 



1. New building for United States National Museum. Perspective view 



of the building as it will appear when finished; taken from the 

 southeast, and showing the south or main front and the east side. 

 Hornblower & Marshall, architects. Keproduced from a water color 

 drawing by L. M. Leisenring . 9 



2. New building for United States National Museum. South nv main 



front, showing jn-ogress of work. .Tuly 8, 1908 IT 



3. New building for I'nited States National Museum. North front, show- 



ing progress of work, July 8, 1908 19 



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