Description: This summer Visiting Professional Laura Wahl had the chance to learn more about how to respond to the problem of mold residues found on archival materials. The Smithsonian Affiliations’ Visiting Professionals Program allowed her to spend time at the Smithsonian Institution Archives’ conservation lab researching this topic.
Description: [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="425" caption="Visitors including Safety Patrol Students, many of whom are dressed in their hats and belts representing the Automobile Club of Rhode Island, view exhibits in Transportation Hall, Arts & Industries Building, 1955, by Unidentified photographer, Photographic print, Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 95, Box 28,
Description: [caption id="attachment_11206" align="aligncenter" width="219" caption="Bells Rock Lighthouse, Chesapeake Bay, c. 1880s, by Unidentified photographer, Photographic negative, Smithsonian Institution Archives, Negative number: MAH-48182H."][/caption] We recently digitized a series of lighthouse images that led me on a surprising research path.