Work on Mellon's gift to National Capitol progressing rapidly. Washington, D.C., Nov. 3. Construction of the new National Gallery of Art, a gift of the late Andrew Mellon to the United Stated Government, is progressing rapidly. The building, which is expected to be the most beautiful and one of the largest galleries in the world, is slated to be completed in 1940. It is situated on the mall within a stone's throw of the U.S. Capitol, 11338

The Harris & Ewing, Inc. Collection of photographic negatives includes glass and film negatives taken by Harris & Ewing, Inc., which provide excellent coverage of Washington people, events, and architecture, during the period 1905-1945. Harris & Ewing, Inc., gave its collection of negatives to the Library in 1955. The Library retained about 50,000 news photographs and 20,000 studio portraits of notable people. Approximately 28,000 negatives have been processed and are available online. (About 42,000 negatives still need to be indexed.)