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Contains 2 Results:

Architectural drawing of building 137 – Longitudinal trusses, undated

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 40
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

The collection consists of 31 3.5x5 inch and 30 8x10 inch images of buildings 137 (General Foundry) and 167 (Boiler Makers shop) in the Washington Navy Yard complex. The smaller images are interior and exterior views of buildings and the larger images are reproductions of architectural blueprints.

Dates: undated

Brick kiln and smokestack, undated

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 40
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

The collection consists of 85 4x6 inch and 3.5x5 inch color images of the abandoned United Brick Company buildings and kilns. The kilns are located on New York Avenue NE and are currently owned by the United States National Arboretum. All the images were taken around 1993 and show the vast vegetation overgrowth and dilapidation of the site.

Dates: undated