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March 20, 1956

Model of the proposed Museum of History and Technology, now the National Museum of American History, designed by the firm McKim, Mead and White (and the successor firm Steinmann, Cain, and White). Photo shows the south or National Mall facade of the building.)

The architectural firm of McKim, Mead and White, New York, is awarded the contract to design the Museum of History and Technology. They produce a modified classical design for the new Museum, now known as the National Museum of American History.

Courtesy of Smithsonian Institution Archives

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