Exhibit of Preservation of First Ladies Gowns

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Summary

The Department of National and Military History, National Museum of History and Technology (now the National Museum of American History), display case named Exhibit of the Month: January 1972. This exhibit, describing the Museum's efforts to protect the First Ladies' gowns from deterioration, explains the process to Museum visitors.

Subject

  • National Museum of American History (U.S.) (NMAH)
  • National Museum of History and Technology (U.S.)
  • United States National Museum
  • National Collections

Category

Historic Images of the Smithsonian

Contained within

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 285, Box 20, Folder: 3

Contact information

Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu

Date

January 1972

Restrictions & Rights

No restrictions

Topic

  • Women
  • Artifacts
  • Restoration
  • Historic preservation
  • Preservation of materials
  • Costume
  • Clothing and dress
  • Exhibitions
  • First Ladies Gowns
  • History
  • Costumes
  • Women--History

Form/Genre

  • Photographic print
  • Exhibit

ID Number

Unknown

Physical description

Number of Images: 1; Color: Black and white; Size: 8w x 10h; Type of Image: Exhibit; Medium: Photographic print

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