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!
Description: [caption id="attachment_13094" align="aligncenter" width="404" caption="Jefferson Memorial Cherry Blossoms at the Tidal Basin, 1983, by Jeff Tinsley, Color slide, Smithsonian Institution Archives, Negative Number 83-4105."][/caption] Today, we’re starting a new weekly feature that highlights images from the Archives’ historic Smithsonian Photographic Services collection.
Description: Fred Rogers donates his red knit cardigan sweater to National Museum of American History, November 20, 1984, by Dane Penland, SIA Acc. 11-009, 84-15518-19.
Description: Unloading of boiler and engine of the 19th century paddle wheel excursion steamer “Lucius Newberry,” at the Silver Hill Facility, April 18, 1984. The boat was recovered from Geneva Lake in Wisconsin in 1982, SIA Acc. 11-009, 84-5118-06A.