Results for "Hildebrand, Samuel F. (Samuel Frederick), 1883-1949"

     
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    1. 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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    3. 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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    5. Brigadier General Adolphus Washington Greely

      Miscellaneous Adventures in Ballooning

      • Date: August 2, 2016
      • Creator: Kira M. Sobers
      • Description: Our series Miscellaneous Adventures finds photos of war balloons used by the US Army Signal Corps.

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