Keywords: BuildingonOldCampusAerialViews 001.jpg Aerial view of NBS campus at Connecticut Ave and Van Ness 1952 - Washington D C laboratories of the National Bureau of Standards These laboratories which consisted of 25 major and a number of minor buildings were located in the northwest residential section of the city on a 68-acre wooded tract resembling the campus of a large university Most of NBS' efforts were devoted to research in the physical sciences Its primary function was to provide basic standards of physical measurement for government science and industry NBS also maintained a major facility in Boulder Colorado National Institute of Standards and Technology 1952-01-01 National Institute of Standards and Technology The images in the Buildings on Old/NBS DC Campus Photographic Collection are in the public domain and are not subject to copyright in the United States However please pay special attention to the individual works to make sure there are no copyright restrictions indicated Individual works may require securing other permissions from the original copyright holder Use of the images from NIST Digital Collections is not restricted but a statement of attribution is required Please use the following attribution statement National Institute of Standards and Technology Digital Collections Gaithersburg MD 20899 PD-USGov National Bureau of Standards National Institute of Standards and Technology Buildings of the United States government in Washington D C |