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  1. 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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    Sneak Peek: 6/15/2011

    • Date: June 15, 2011
    • Creator: Marguerite Roby
    • Description: [caption id="attachment_13490" align="aligncenter" width="428" caption="Installation of the Jose de Rivera sculpture, "Infinity," in front of the Museum of History and Technology, now the National Museum of American History, 1967, by Unidentified photographer, Photographic negative, Smithsonian Institution Archives, Negative number: OPA-1020.16"][/caption]

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  5. Photographers with photographic equipment by the U.S. Fish Commission fish hatchery ponds located near the grounds of the Washington Monument.

    Vintage Shutterbugs

    • Date: May 26, 2020
    • Creator: Marguerite Roby
    • Description: Did you know that May is National Photography Month? Declared by Congress as a month-long event in 1987, National Photography Month celebrates all aspects of photography. We invite you to see what our photographers were up to a century before this declaration in this behind- the-scenes slideshow of the photographic laboratory spaces, set-ups, and equipment of the United States

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  7. Cover of OPA Negative Log

    Office of Public Affairs Photographic Collection

    • Date: September 19, 2013
    • Creator: Marguerite Roby
    • Description: Highlighting the photographic holdings at the Smithsonian Institution Archives.

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    Sneak Peek 12/31/2018

    • Date: December 31, 2018
    • Creator: Marguerite Roby
    • Description: Opening of "Music Machines - American Style" exhibition at National Museum of History and Technology, OPA-1737-06.

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  11. Sneak Peek 8/27/2018

    • Date: August 27, 2018
    • Creator: Marguerite Roby
    • Description: "Information Age: People, Information and Technology" exhibition at National Museum of American History, October 1990, by Rick Vargas, SIA Acc. 11-009, 90-14532-03A.

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  13. Construction of Angelica Van Buren Mannequin for First Ladies Hall Exhibition

    Sneak Peek 6/18/2018

    • Date: June 18, 2018
    • Creator: Marguerite Roby
    • Description: Construction of Angelica Van Buren mannequin for First Ladies Hall exhibition at National Museum of History and Technology, now known as the National Museum of American History, November 1972, SIA Acc. 11-009, 73-1221-25A.

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  15. Robert E. Sheldon aka “The Band Man” Works on a Composition for the French Horn

    Sneak Peek 2/11/2019

    • Date: February 11, 2019
    • Creator: Marguerite Roby
    • Description: Robert E. Sheldon aka “The Band Man,” museum specialist in the Division of Musical Instruments at National Museum of History and Technology, now known as National Museum of American History, works on a composition for the french horn, 79-5900-32.

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  17. Betty Ford Donates Dress to First Ladies Collection

    Sneak Peek 10/1/2018

    • Date: October 1, 2018
    • Creator: Marguerite Roby
    • Description: Donation of Betty Ford dress to collection of First Ladies gowns at National Museum of History and Technology, now known as National Museum of American History, with Frankie Welch, fashion designer, First Lady Betty Ford, and Secretary S. Dillon Ripley, 76-7870-11A.

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  19. True Colors

    • Date: November 21, 2017
    • Creator: Marguerite Roby
    • Description: Contrasting black and white with color photography by Smithsonian Institution photographers.

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  21. Alice Paul Memorial March in Washington, D.C.

    Alice Paul Memorial March

    • Date: March 26, 2018
    • Creator: Marguerite Roby
    • Description: Alice Paul Memorial March in Washington, D.C.

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    Candles on the Water

    • Date: February 3, 2011
    • Creator: Marguerite Roby
    • 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.

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