LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS. 



PLATES. 



The United States National Museum: An Account of the Buildings Occupied 

 BY the National Collections. 



By Richard Rathbun. 



Facing page. 



1. North front of the Smithsonian Institution building 177 



2. Plan of the Smithsonian park, showing location of the present buildings, 



and site of the new IMuseuni building 185 



3. The Smithsonian Institution building, viewed from the northwest 195 



4. Original ground plans, Smithsonian Institution building 201 



5. Main or north entrance of the Smithsonian Institution building 207 



6. Lower main hall, Smithsonian Institution building 219 



7. Galleries in lower main hall, Smithsonian Institution building 221 



8. West range, Smithsonian Institution building 225 



9. West hall, Smithsonian Institution building 229 



10. Print room, Smithsonian Institution 233 



11 . Main upper hall, Smithsonian Institution building 235 



12. North front, National Museum building 239 



13. North front, National Museum building 241 



14. Rotunda, National IVIuseum building. 243 



15. North hall. National Museum building 245 



16. South hall, National ^luseum building 247 



17. West hall, National Museum building 249 



18. Northeast court. National Museum building 253 



19. West-south range, National Museum building 257 



20. Lecture hall, National Museum building 259 



21. Tentative floor plan, "A," for the new building for the National Museum. 289 



22. Tentative floor plan, "B," for the new building for the National Museum. 291 



23. Floor plan of the new building for the National Museum 297 



24. Plan of basements, National Museum building 309 



25. Plan of main floor. National Museum building 309 



26. Plan of gallery and second floor, National INIuseum building .309 



27. Plan of third floor. National Museum building 309 



28. Plan of basement and flrst floor, Smithsonian Institution building 309 



29. Plan of second and third floors, Smithsonian Institution building 309 



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