Description: Read a brief history of the gelatin dry plate negative and learn about the work being done at the Smithsonian Institution Archives to preserve this glass plate negative photographic format.
Description: One of the largest collections of real photo postcards at the Smithsonian can be found in the conveniently titled “post card collection” in the Eliot Elisofon Archives at the National Museum of African Art. [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="368" caption="Madagascar - Le bel album venu de France, c. 1905, by Unknown photograher, Postcard, National Museum of African Art,
Description: [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="339" caption="Secretary Leonard Carmichael and guests are at the dedication of the Museum of History and Technology, now known as National Museum of American History, January 24, 1964, by Unidentified photographer, Photographic print, Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 285, Box 9, Folder 7, Negative Number:
Description: [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="407" caption="On the National Mall In front of the National Museum of Natural History, school children sit on the grass having their lunch, 1950, by Unidentified photographer, Photographic print, Smithsonian Institution Archives Record Unit 95 Box 28 Folder 44, Negative Number: SIA2009-2125."][/caption]
Description: Link Love: a weekly post with links to interesting videos and stories about archival issues, technology and culture, and Washington D.C. and American history.
Description: Explore what happened in 1969 when a man brought a hatchet and butcher knife to Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History to attack a display of snakes.
Description: Link Love: a weekly post with links to interesting videos and stories about archival issues, technology and culture, and Washington D.C. and American history.
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