. Annual report for the year ended June 30 .... United States National Museum. Architectural rendition by Hugh Ferriss of the Museum of History and Technology, now under construction, viewed from Constitution Avenue. Introduction Rapid progress in planning the building for the Museum of History and Technology permitted the date for the start of construction to be advanced to the summer of 1958. The architects for the building, McKim, Mead and White, submitted drawings for the entire building in the tentative stage, made excellent progress on the working draw- ings, and completed the specificat
. Annual report for the year ended June 30 .... United States National Museum. Architectural rendition by Hugh Ferriss of the Museum of History and Technology, now under construction, viewed from Constitution Avenue. Introduction Rapid progress in planning the building for the Museum of History and Technology permitted the date for the start of construction to be advanced to the summer of 1958. The architects for the building, McKim, Mead and White, submitted drawings for the entire building in the tentative stage, made excellent progress on the working draw- ings, and completed the specifications and drawings for the excavation and foundations. At the close of the fiscal year, temporary buildings on the site were being demolished to clear the land for ground break- ing in August. The design of the building previously approved by the Board of Regents, with the advice of the Joint Congressional Committee, was approved unanimously by the Commission of Fine Arts. The Na- tional Capital Planning Commission approved the location of the building on the site. Senator Clinton P. Anderson, Chairman, Joint Committee on Construction of a Building for the Museum of History and Technology for the Smithsonian Institution, reviewed the legis- lative history of the building and the progress made in its design in tlie report, submitted to the United States Senate (Senate No. 1437, 85th Congress, 2nd Session, April 16, 1958), which follows: The Joint Congressional Committee on Construction of a Building for a ^Museum of History and Technology for the Smithsonian Institution submits this report on the progress of the planning and construction of the building, pursuant to section 4 of Public Law 100 (84th Cong., 69 Stat. 189). 2. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original United States National Museum. [Washing
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