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  1. Samuel F. B. Morse's Daguerreotype Equipment

    Samuel F. B. Morse's Daguerreotype Equipment

    • Date: 1888
    • Creator: Smillie, T. W (Thomas William) 1843-1917

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  3. The First Daguerreotype Camera Made in the United States, 1839

    The First Daguerreotype Camera Made in the United States, 1839

    • Date: 1896 Between 1896 and 1934

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    "Robert Cornelius" Daguerreotype Exhibit Opens at NPG | Smithsonian Institution Archives

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    • "Facing the Light: Historic American Portrait Daguerreotypes" Exhibit Preparation

      "Facing the Light: Historic American Portrait Daguerreotypes" Exhibit Preparation

      • Date: 1978 July 28, 1978
      • Creator: Hofmeister, Richard K

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    • Samuel F. B. Morse's Daguerreotype Equipment, 1888, by Thomas Smillie, SIA RU000095 [10625].

      The Life Work of Smillie

      • Date: July 15, 2014
      • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
      • Description: There is a remarkable figure in the Smithsonian’s history that doesn’t get much of the spotlight; Thomas W. Smillie. He served as the Smithsonian’s first official photographer from 1870 until his death in 1917, and additionally became the Smithsonian’s first photography curator in 1896. Smillie amassed a collection of photographic equipment starting with the purchase of the

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    • A daguerreotype of John Quincy Adams, taken in March 1843.

      Link Love: 8/18/2017

      • Date: August 18, 2017
      • Creator: Hillary Brady
      • Description: Link Love: a weekly blog feature with links to interesting videos and stories regarding archival issues, the Smithsonian, and Washington D.C & American history.

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      Thomas Smillie Begins SI Historic Photography Collection | Smithsonian Institution Archives

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        SIA Acc. 19-138, Smithsonian American Art Museum Curatorial Office, Exhibition Records, 1990-2004

        • Date: 1990 1990-2004
        • Creator: Smithsonian American Art Museum. Curatorial Office
        • Creator: Smithsonian Institution Archives

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        There will always be a photography

        • Date: July 14, 2009
        • Description: [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="303" caption="Photographer holding large folding camera, by unidentified photographer, c. 1935, National Museum of American History, Kenneth E. Behring Center, Archives Center."][/caption] Recently photography has said goodbye to two industry icons. Polaroid stopped production of its instant film, and Kodak announced that it is

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      • Portrait of Thomas William Smillie

        Celebrating 120 Years of the Smithsonian’s Photographic History Collection

        • Date: July 14, 2016
        • Creator: Marguerite Roby
        • Description: Did you know that the Smithsonian Institution has been collecting “specimens” related to the history of photography since photography was still considered a new technology? Learn about the evolution of our photography collection!

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        Slowly (the photographs) turn…

        • Date: April 8, 2010
        • Description: Like Lou Costello or Mo of the Three Stooges whenever I hear the name “Niagara Falls” I pause and take a turn. One turn is to, of course, remember the classic comedy routine (when I was growing up it seemed to play on TV all the time) that involves the interactions between a once prosperous and educated bum and an unsuspecting citizen who doesn’t have a clue about the

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        SIA Acc. 01-143, National Museum of American Art (U.S.) Office of Publications and New Media Initiatives, Publication Records, 1993-1996

        • Date: 1993 1993-1996
        • Creator: National Museum of American Art. Office of Publications and New Media Initiatives
        • Creator: Smithsonian Institution Archives

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