Thomas W. Smillie, Photographer, Dies
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PrintThomas William Smillie, the Smithsonian photographer and custodian of photography since 1869, died. He had amassed a fine collection of photographs documenting the history of photography. In November, Loring W. Beeson was hired as custodian of photography and chief photographer.
Chronology of Smithsonian History
David E. Haberstich, Photographs at the Smithsonian Institution, p. 6-12.
Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu
March 7, 1917