Edna Greenwood (1888-1972)
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Creator: Smithsonian Institution
Form/Genre: Black-and-white photographs
Date: 1956
Citation: RU 95 - Photograph Collection, 1850's- , Smithsonian Institution Archives
Edna Greenwood (1888-1972), a life-long collector of domestic furnishings, is made an honorary Smithsonian fellow by seventh Secretary Leonard Carmichael. She and her husband donated the Arthur and Edna Greenwood Collection to the National Museum of American History. The collection comprises some 2,000 objects of Americana documenting everyday life in colonial America.
RU 95 - Photograph Collection, 1850's- , Smithsonian Institution Archives
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Capital Gallery, Suite 3000, MRC 507; 600 Maryland Avenue, SW; Washington, DC 20024-2520
1956
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Black-and-white photographs
SIA RU000095 [SIA2008-4348]