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A design and prospectus for a national gallery of history and art at Washington.

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A design and prospectus for a national gallery of history and art at Washington., 1891 (Library of Congress)
A design and prospectus for a national gallery of history and art at Washington., 1891 (Library of Congress)
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112, [2] p. : ill., maps, plans ; 31 cm.

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This 1891 publication presents a design and prospectus for a proposed national gallery of history and art in Washington. The work was created by Franklin W. Smith (Franklin Webster) and the architectural firm Renwick, Aspinwall & Russell.

The document runs 112 pages with 2 additional pages, and includes illustrations, maps, and architectural plans. The publication is held by the Library of Congress.

No further information about the creators, the proposed gallery project, or whether it was ever realized is available in the archive record.

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